Walker Metallurgical Corp. v. Ledoux & Co.

'-Plaiiitift" instituted 'ah action for damages against defendant in Detroit common pleas court. Plaintiff had contracted to sell nickel alloy to a third party based upon a determination of the nickel content per pound. Defendant chemical company was to determine the nickel content. In its declaration plaintiff contended that defendant’s analysis was contrary to the established custom and usage of the metallurgical industry, that defendant had breached the contract, and that an inaccurate assay resulted. Upon the repeated refusal of plaintiff to answer two interrogatories submitted by…