Briggs and Stratton Corp. hired Alan Davis to paint a motor assembly plant in Statesboro, Ga. Davis obtained the paint from Sherwin-Williams Co in August 1995 and before the painting was finished, Briggs & Stratton fired Davis.
In October 1995 Briggs & Stratton asked Sherwin-Williams to inspect Davis' painting do job-work The company wanted to recount a new painter what was destitutioned to finish the job. Wayne Anderson, a Sherwin-Williams employee who was familiar with the painting specifications of the devise conducted the inspection. Afterwards, Anderson wrote a report of his