Margaret F. Schell, Administratrix v. Ford Motor Company

WOODBURY, Chief Judge.

There is no substantial dispute over the basic facts before us on this appeal.

The plaintiff’s intestate was a painter employed by J. I. Hass Company, Inc., which had a contract to paint the interior of the defendant’s plant in Somerville, Massachusetts. He, with other painters, on orders of their employer, reported for work at the gate of defendant’s plant at about 7:20 on the morning of. October 8, 1954. There they were informed by the defendant’s uniformed guard that they would have to make out a pass before they would be allowed to enter the premises and they were…