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FILE NAME: Early Asbestos Damage Suits (EADS) DATE: 1934 DOC#: EADS014 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Documents from Case of Angelina de M uro Graziosi for Michael de M uro UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. DISTRICT OP NEW JERSEY. / ANGELINA DE MURO GRAZIOSI, a d m in istr a tr ix ad prosequendum o f MICHAEL DE MURO, d e c e a se d , . * vs r.. . . P l a i n t i f f , JOHNS-MANVILLE CORPORATION, " ' a c o r p o r a tio n o f . t h e S t a t e ...... o f New Y ork, " *' * . ' ' ... ___ D efen d a n t. ."AF~r wF~~IDAVIT OFr *** * CARMINE RUGGIERO. *f *' r *f* ,*1*-- 1 t Vt r<? \ n V . i t .-tvV STATE OF NEW JERSEY /< S3. COUNTY OF ESSEX .<-4 CARMINE RUGGIERO, b ein g d u ly sworn, according to law , on h is oath, says: * ' `` ` I r e s id e a t 415 Avenue L, B rook lyn ,' New Y ork. I am o f I t a l i a n n a tio n a lity and speak the I t a l i a n and E n glish la n g u a g es. At t h e r e q u e st o f Mr. Rainer I w ent w ith him to the M an ville p la n t o f the defendant company, on ' December 9 , 1929 and was p r e s e n t a t the o f f i c e o f Mr. Hughes, manager o f t h e p la n t , and a sta te m e n t was ta k en from Mrs. A n g elin a DeMuro G r a z io s i. At th e tim e t h is statem ent was taken th ere were p resen t Joseph DeMuro and Anthony Demuro who I was inform ed are sons o f Mrs. G r a z io s i and .a ls o Mrs. A d elin e DeMuro, who I am inform ed i s th e d a u g h ter-in -la w o f Mrs. G r a z io si; th ere were a ls o p r e s e n t Mr. A rch ib a ld Hughes, Mr. Emil Rainer and Miss C harlotte W olf, stenographer. M iss W olf was asked to make a ste n o g r a p h ic to w hich she r e p l ie d in I t a lia n ' and I then in t e r p r e t t e d h e r answ ers in E n g lis h and the same were re co r d e d by"` M iss wo l f .i'--:1" 'V ry id A fter th e in te r v ie w was f in is h e d . M iss W olf t r a n s c r ib e d th e q u e stio n s and answ ers in * *-*. t y p e w r it in g on s i x s h e e ts and I then read t h e t y p e - '? w r itte n tr a n sc r ip t in I t a lia n to Mrs. G ra zio si in the^ p r e se n c e o f h e r s a id two sons and d a u g h te r -in -la w and'--5-" ask ed h e r i f t h e same was tru e and s h e .s a i d t h a t 5' i t was tr u e and th a t she was w i l l i n g t o s ig n same* I in te r p r e tte d t h ee n tir e statem ent to her co rrectly in the I ta lia n language before sh e signed the same; . . .; .V,/""- ' Y.Jh. A fter I had in terp retted the statem ent to her she then signed each of the fiv e sh eets at the bottom th e r e o f and then signed sh ee t number 6 about in th e m id d le o f the page a t th e end o f the q u e stio n s and answers# Joseph DeMuro, Anthony DeMuro and A d e lin e DeMuro a ls o sig n ed each o f the f i v e s h e e t s i n my p r e s e n c e and a ls o w it n e s s e d th e sig n a tu r e o f Mrs. G r a zio si on page 6 . I then signed a c e r t if ic a t e a t th e bottom o f page 6 s ta tin g that Mrs. G ra zio si acknowledged th a t she understood the statem ent.' T h ereafter a Notary P ub lic was c a lle d t o th e o f f i c e and he asked me i f I had in t e r p r e t t e d the statem ent in I t a l i a n to Mrs. G r a zio si and I s a id th at I had done s o . I heard the Notary then ask ` On the tv/o s h e e ts f o llo w in g sa id number 6 f { th e sa id tv/o son s and d a u g h te r -in -la w o f Mrs* .G r a z io si I sig n e d in my p r e se n c e the sta te m e n ts th a t-a p p e a r on s a id sheets j ' : .... . ` I have examined sh e e ts number 1 to 6 o f th e t y p e w r it te n "sta tem en t shown t o me tod ay and th e % th e two s h e e t s f o llo w in g the same w ith o u t number. A ll o f th e s e s h e e ts are in the same c o n d itio n and th e sig n a t u r e s th e r e o n are th e same as when .th ey were sig n e d in my p r e se n c e on December 9 , 1929 S u b scrib ed and sworn t o : b e f o r e me t h i s 1 0 th day o f February, 1930 ; Notary P ublic of N. J. T w rtr n r " m u Tw i| j y tw H -- XT t T T T n m r o kt \ j -- rr ryrx j -- tTtrdr.T' IT "L/'X? X ^ T T - ` E. RAjYER IN 'THE PRESENCE OF UR. ANTHONY D3 1EUR0, ViRS.. ANTHONY PS 1.-.UR0 AND i'-R. CAR?*IMS RUGGIERO, ITALIAN INTERPRETER. What i s your name ? t * * } Angdina De Uuro G ra z i o so ' * ' " ' -' - - - - *' ` How o l d a r e you ? 2c r y ; . Sixty-one yeare old : . Are you a widow ? ''* Yea. - How many t im e s were you a widow ? . : ' *-.*l.- t->i> A', n- 1 '> j- ' * v--jn ' iva H:e Twice. What was 1 / i c h a e l De Kuro to you ? * My f i r s t son * * * Where was he horn ? In K aly How l o n g a r e you l i v i n g i n Li an vi ll e ? Sixteen years. . 7/here did you come from ? From Hoboken. , \ i '/There was your son w ork ing i n Hoboken ? For F is h e r Candy fa c to r y as a truck d r i v e r . When d i d you come t o l i a n v i l l e ? 1913. How o l d was M ic h a e l when you came t o a n v i l l e ? About 21 o r 22 y e a r s . Was he s i n g l e ? Single Where d i d he work when you came to H a n v i l l e He worked i n "C" B u i l d i n g i n l i a n v i l l e F a c t o r y , J o h n s - l i a n v i l l e Company Q. S t r a i g h t , t e n o r 12 y e a r s ? * A No I n th e Deantime, he went t o war , Q A. I * : Q * A How l o n g was he i n t h e war ? I The f i r s t tim e, nine or ten months* * When he came back from w a r , d i d he g e t a j o b i n t h e Maryville F a c t o r y a g a i n * * * * * ' Llir - Yea - .7. - j Q. How l o n g d i d he work a f t e r t h e war h e r e ? A* He worked f o r a few y e a r s and t h e n e n l i s t e d i n t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s Army , and when he came back from t h e army, he got a j o b back a g a i n w i t h t h e i1 ; J o h n s - i i a n v i l l e Co* . I - . .......... v ... r - ;fJ r I '}. When d i d M i c h a e l g e t m a rri e d ? A I n 1924he was 33 y e a r s o f age when he g o t married , Q. What c hu rc h was he m a rr ie d i n 7 i A. Sacre d H e a r t Church i n M a n v i l l e , N. J . . 4 i Q. What was h i s w i f e ' s name 7 i - */ | ..... | , A. J o s e p h i n e Palumbo. \ ^ | Q. Where d i d h i s w i f e come from 7 , r ( f A P e n n s y l v a n i a _ , . f ir-. . - $<*-*;; t . Q. What c i t y 7 A. W i l k e s - B a r r e , Penna Q. how o l d was she % when she g o t m a r r i e d ? A* About t w e n t y - e i g h t . Q. Where d i d t h e y t a k e ou t l i c e n s e t A. I n B e l l e Meade, N J Q. Did t h e w i f e o f M i c h a e l De i/luro e v e r work i n U a n v i l l e F a c t o r y * A. She worked t h e r e b e f o r e she was m a r r i e d . 1 Q. How long ago 7 A. I d o n ' t know, b eca us e I d i d n ' t know t h e g i r l a t t h a t time. Q. Do you know t h e p a r e n t s o f t h e w i f e J -LI_ nr Tint on terms* Q* '.'hat i s t.he c h i l d ' s nuiao 7 A. A nge lin a* Q* Ho* o l d i s tiTe c h i l d ? A* She i s f o u r ye ars* Q* How l o n g d i d you have t h e baby T 4 From th e time she was born* Q. Where was t h e baby b o r n 7 .... v* ' A* H e re i n J t a n v i l l e . Q* Who was t h e d o c t o r who t o o k t h e baby 7 * * A* Dr* P o g o l o f f * -- r><<- ' Q. I s i t a f a c t t h a l ^ y o u had to t a k e t h e baby b e c a u s e you r ^son was t . . . i r . separated from his wife 7 A* Yo s Q. 7/hen was t h a t 7 Q* About a y e a r a f t e r t h e b i r t h * * ... ' ' ** ' -* '**'* i , (J* Why d i d you have t o t a k e c a r e o f t h e baby when t h e baby was b o r n 7 A* A f t e r t h e c h i l d ' s b i r t h , th e mother and c h i l d were s e n t t o th e Bonnie Burns h o s p ita l fo r the mother's h e a lth , and a couple of months a f te r . 1 t o o k t h e baby out b e ca us e t h e f a t h e r wanted i t home* Where was t h e f a t h e r working a t t h a t t i m e . A* I n D a n v i l l e F a c t o r y . Q. W a s . t h e f a t h e r s i c k a t t h a t time w i t h l u n g t r o u b l e when t h e baby was and t h e w i f e wa9 i n Bonnie Eurns h o s p i t a l 7 A* No. He wa6 a v e r y s t r o n g man a t t h a t t i m e . What was t h e h e a l t h o f J o s e p h i n e De liuro s h o r t l y a f t e r t h e c h i l d was A A f t e r t h e c h i l d was b o r n , my d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w wag t a k e n s i c k w i t h Hnei and l u n g t r o u b l e s e t i n and she was t r a n s f e r r e d t o t h e S a n i t a r i u m . Q. What was t h e h e a l t h o f your son a t t h i s ti m e 7 A. He was f i n e * Q. 7/as he working s te a d y 7 lung trouble ? A I d o n ' t know. ,, ''K Q. Can you t o l l mo.when y our s on s e p a r a t e d from h i s w i f e ? . .. A. About a y e a r a f t e r . < ; ; *., ; / Q. How o l d i s t h e baby ? V. ; l f *ji- \ C'-r-.ih A. She w i l l f i n i s h four y e a r s on t h e 22nd o f F e b r u a r y , 1930. Q. How l o n g i s y o u r son dead ? A* He d i e d J a n u a r y 14, 19 29. ` Q. When d i d your s o n s t a r t t o c o m pla in a b o u t h i a lungq I - ' t t.-,- c.s # A. Sometimes a f t e r he m arried J o s e p h i n e , b u t he did not.-show, any weakness f o r some ti m e and he was a b l e t o work. Q. Did your s on pay you any money f o r k e e p i n g t h e baby T A. Only when h e wa3 w ork in g , he gave me s o m e t h i n g . W]nen he d i d n ' t work, I g o t n o t h i n g ) and I want t o s ay a l l 1 can t e e l you some more about my d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w i s t h a t she n e v e r .c a m e back t o my son to l i v e a g a i n a f t e r she l e f t Bonnie Burns H o s p i t a l , a f t e r she l e f t Saranac Lake San ita r iu m and a f t e r she l e f t Whitehaven, and t h i s was t h e l a s t place she was i n . ; . ' i *,, . , 1. Q. When d i d your d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w d i e ? A. She d i e d a week b e f o r e my son d i e d . Q. How t e l l me, *lrs. S r a z i o s o , i s i t a f a c t t h a t from t h e time t h e baby was born u n t i l the time your son, Michael d i e d , M ichael did not work much and d i d n o t giv e enough money f o r t h e s u p p o r t o f t h e baby V A. T h i s i s r i g h t . He d i d no t work much, b e c a u s e he was s i c k w i t h l u n g s , and I out o f my own p o c k e t had t o h e l p t h e baby o u t . 1 bought h e r c lo th e s and 1 bought her shoes, and I supported h e r , as i f she was my own ba b y . Q. How l o n g b e f o r e j o u r d a u g h t e r - i n - l a w m a r r i e d your s o n was i t t h a t she worked in the Johns-lianville fa c to ry 1 * Terns' time a g o . ikiany y e a r s . Q* A f t e r ypur son d i e d , did you have i n mind to sue t h e ^ b n s - C I a n v i l i e Com pany for the loss of your son 7 I n e v e r had any i n t e n t i o n s o f s u e i n g th e J o h n e - U a n v i l l e Company f o r t h e d e a t h of my s o n , because he d i d no t s u p p o r t me and he d i d n ' t s u p p o r t tb< b a b y , and be c a u s e I had t o g i v e my son money t o h e l p him * .* . Q. Do you know t h a t you a r e s u e i n g t h e J o h n a - U a n v i l l e Co* f o r t h e d e a t h . 4 ** " of your son, Michael 7 "t . A. Y e s . Q.% How d i d you come t o aue t h i s Company 7 A* A lawy er came t o my hooe w i t h a P o l o c k , who h i m s e l f l o s t two d a u g h t e r s and a s o n , and he t o l d me t h a t he i s t h e man t h a t w i l l g e t me money j .:v . *r f o r t h e d e a t h o f my so n. Q- What i s t h i s l a w y e r ' s name 7 ^ "* * r 1 v. *** * , ^ . . 7 j i A. I d o n ' t know. Q* What d i d t i s lawyer t e l l you T A* He s a i d "Do you want something from th e Company, b e c a u s e a l l t h e o t h e r a r e s u e i n g t h e Company f o r s o m et hin g 7" - Q. YYhat d i d you say A. I f t h e r e i s something t h a t I c an g e t t h e same as t h e o t h e r s , a l l r i g h t Q. Did he speak t o you i n E n g l i s h 1 . . A* I n E n g l i s h * Q. Did you u n d e r s t a n d wh at you were s i g n i n g 1 A The lawyer t o l d me t o come t o S o m e r v i l l e and he w i l l t a l k o v e r t h e c a s e w i t h me. There he asked me t o s i g n p a p e r s and I s i g n e d th e m . S. Kow many t i m e s was t h e la w yer i n your house 7 A* Once. Q. How many t i m e s was t h e P o l o c k , M a r s h a l l i n your hous e 7 A. Once. Q. Who took you t o S o m e r v i l l e 7 'h * Did you send f o r him ? '* # A* Mo, t h i s Po lo c k b ro u g h t him. Q. Did you t e l l t h i s Po lo c k t o b r i n g a lawy er ? A. No. ' :* ! . i Q. Do you u n d e r s t a n d E n g l i s h ? ' I A. A l i t t l e b i t . ' . 4"l - ; Q. Was y our husband a c i t i z e n o f t h i s c o i i n t r y T < r.. h*. ewr, t r e e ' n- hr * f-. .R- . A. Y e s . , i Q. How l o n g i s y o u r husband dead ? \ A. August o f t h i s y e a r . , ' ; * .............. .. - J Q. Do you want t o go on w i t h your, c a s e a g a i n s t J o h n s - M a n v i l l e ^ C o . ? . A. I d o n ' t t h i n k 60. ! Q. Do I u n d e r s t a n d you want t o drop t h e c a s e a g a i n s t J o h n s - M a n v i l l e Co T ' A. Y es, t h a t ' s r i g h t . . I ' ; ' >> . y ; `f a r * STATE OF NSW JERSEY { A ss. COUNTY OF SOMERSET (; ' - ' \* \ 1929 ' ................... On t h i s 9 t h day o f December, 19i9,, b e f o r e me p e r s o n a l l 1 , Carmine Ruggiero, being of f u l l age, hereby c e r t i f y th a t l speak, rea; UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF HEW JERSEY. ANGELINA DeMURO GRAZIOSl, ) a d m in is t r a t r ix ad prosequendum j o f the rig h ts, goods, ch a tte ls ) .and c r e d i t s o f MICHAEL DeMURO, deceased, ) P la in tiffs, j ) , JOHNS-MANVI LIE CORPORATION, a ) corporation o f the S ta te o f : New York, ) ON MOTION TO QUASH V SUMMONS AND DISMISS COMPLAINT. ORDER. Defendant T his m a tte r coming on. t o be heard b efo re me, in the presence o f the a tto rn ey s o f.th e p a r tie s (Samuel G reenstone ap pearin g fo r th e p l a i n t i f f and H obart k Minard appearing for the d e fe n d a n t), on the retu rn o f the ru le to show ca u se a llow ed h e r e in on Mardh 7 th , 1930, why the summons sh ou ld n o t b e quashed and the co m p la in t d ism isse d on th e grounds s t a t e d i n s a id r u l e , and the co u rt h a rin g taken the testim o n y o f th e p a r t ie s in open c o u r t, and i t appearing th a t the a tto r n e y fo r the p l a i n t i f f was prop erly r e ta in e d and a u th o r iz e d to commence the abore a c t io n ; and the attorn eys for the defendant having consented in open court to the d ism issa l o f the said ru le; I t i s . on th is ORDERED, . th a t the s a id r u le t o show cau se be and the same i3 h ereb y d is m is s e d w ith o u t c o s t s . t>ln1 n t i f f C c ^ \ l- UlilTSD STATES DISTRICT Court FOR THE D I S T R I C T OF KE'.Y JERSEY -------------- ANGELINA DeliURO GRAZIOSI, a d m in is t r a t r i x ad prosequendum o f I'JCHAEL DeliURO, d'eceased, Plaintiff vs. JOKHS-KANVILLE CORPORATION, a C orporation of th e S ta te o f Hew York, Defendant i fiction at Law. ORDER FOR DISCOJfTIJfVAJfCE. 'JX o / f \ (. ' The above entitled cause having been settled between the parties thereto; It is ORDERED, that the same be, and it is hereby discontinued, without cost&o either party as against the other. 4 Entered J u n e 1 3 , Ji?34 On motf on of J h ~ ^ ff'L | V '/L Attorneys of defendsiitr Consent is hereby given to the making and entering of the above order. laintiif