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copi smsmnmmmoso9nPIScSoAm.bmz Mar c h 28, I SSI . \ \ Mr * E. B. Webb, Pr esi dent , Et hyl Gasol i ne Cor por at i on, Chr ysl er Bui l di ng, Sew Xor k Ci t y* Bear Mr . Webb; . One of our di st r i but or s of STERLI NG Et hyl Gasol i ne, namel y Bar nhar t & Chandl er at Hew Mai amor as, Ohi o, haw pendi ng agai nst t hem at Woods?l ai d, Ohi o, a sui t i n t he sun of 20, 000. 00 and anot her cl ai m i n t he sun of 10, 000. 00, t he f act s bei ng as f ol l ows; One of t he Emai l under gr ound st or age t an s i n whi ch Et hyl Gasol i ne was pumped t o our di st r i but or s cust omer devel oped a l eak i n one of t he el l s. Thi s l eakage had been goi ng on f or an undet er mi ned per i od and was so sl i ght as t o har dl y be not i ceabl e i n t he t ot al quant i t y of gasol i ne handl ed. Ther e i s a dr i l l ed wat er wel l 85* deep and 40* away f r om t hi s t ank whi ch ser ves, one of t he f ami l i es br i ngi ng t he sui t . The casi ng of t he wel l l eaks ar ound one of t he connect i ons 54* f r o t he t op of t he gr ound. The ot her cl ai m i s by t he owner of a dug wel l 54* deep and 100* away f r om t he t ank. I n bot h cases, as we under st and t he si t uat i on, onl y one member of each f ami l y was ef f ect ed, bot h bei ng women. The cl ai m i s t hat t hey devel oped ser i ous st omach t r oubl e and t hei r heal t h ms r ui ned, whi ch ms di r ect l y t r aceabl e t o t he l ead cont ent of t he gasol i ne whi ch l eaked i nt o t he gr ound, cont ami nat i ng t he wat er i n t he wel l s. To ns i t woul d seem al most i mpossi bl e t o suppor t any such cl ai m, but at any r at e some at t or ney t hi nks he has t he basi s f or a l awsui t . I m wonder i ng i f you woul d be good enough t o suppl y a wi t ness f or t hi s c as e who woul d be qual i f i ed t o t est i f y I n behal f of our di s t r i but or * Thanki ng y ou i n advance f or any cooper at i on or assi st ance you can ext end, I am, Ver y t r ul y your s, G. B. Hunt er Gener al Manager . GBH E Y--- 001OSI 4