Dershowitz v. Ford Motor Company

Plaintiff’s declaration alleged the following: That in 1929 he was employed by defendant as a machine operator; that one of defendant’s officials requested him, while so employed, to keep watch on his fellow employees for the purpose of detecting work shirkers and tool thieves among them; that the official stated that he realized that this was not what plaintiff was employed for and that it might involve some risk for him, but that the company took good care of those who did it favors; that plaintiff complied with such request; that his fellow employees became suspicious of and unfriendly…