Termaat v. Bohn Aluminum & Brass Co.

Plaintiff, an accountant, sued defendant corporation for personal injuries sustained by Mm when ingots fell or were thrown from defendant’s fork-lift truck and landed on plaintiff. At the time of Ms injury plaintiff was working for a firm of certified public accountants which was conducting an annual audit of defendant’s affairs. Plaintiff was sent by his employer to defendant’s plant for the purpose of observing the taking of a physical inventory of aluminum ingots. Plaintiff had arrived at the plant the day before and contacted one Jack Vogt, a metallurgist in the employ of defendant, who…