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ROBERT M. HUGHES.JPLEON T. SEAWELL LEON T. SEAWELL.JR. ROBERT M. HUGHES 1355-1940 La w Ot t ic e s o f Hu g h es.Lit xxe Sc Se/Vw e u WAINW1IGHT BUILDING DUTC &DUKE STREETS S'OHl'OLK,VllttilNIA Gulf Oil Corp. CABLE ADDRESS HUGHES POST OFFICE BOX 9 3 6 October 23 , 1940. D r . \7. F. M a c k l e y , Research Dpartirent, U niversity of C incinnati, C incinnati, Ohio. Dear Dr. Mackley:- He r e p r e s e n t t h e T r a v e l e r s I n s u r a n c e Company i n the defense of an action which has been brought against the Gulf O il C o r p o r a t i o n by Thomas J o r d a n , c o l o r e d . The b a s i s of t h i s action is an alleged lead poisoning while working in cleaning out a tank for the Gulf Oil Corporation about the f i r s t of Feb r u a r y , 1940 . Out of t h i s o p e r a t i o n a r o s e two o t h e r c l a i m s , one f o r w h ic h we h a v e r e c e n t l y s e t t l e d , a n d one f o r a m a ^ w h o d i e d , a n d we were f o r t u n a t e enough t o e f fe c t^ ra a s o n a b le settlement with his estate. In the present case o f ^ 1 ^ h o w e v e r , t h e y a r e d em an di ng w h a t we t h i n k i s a n u n reaso n ab le amount, e s p e c i a l l y f o r a c o lo re d man, t h a t i s #5,000. From t h e f i l e s w h i c h h a v e b e e n t u r n e d ove-r t o me I see t h a t you came h e re t o make an i n v e s t i g a t i o n and r e n d e r such a s s i s t a n c e a s you c o u l d i n t h e t r e a t m e n t o f t h e s e men, and you w i l l p r o b a b l y r e c a l l t h ^ ^ D r , W. B. M a r t i n a l s o made a n e x a m i n a tion of^ fl^^B and have recent ly s ecured another e x a m i n a t J ^ ^ ^ ^ t n i s man and f o r your i n f o r m a t i o n I am en closing you a copy of Dr. M artin's re p o rt. V7e a r e somewhat c o n c e r n e d a b o u t t h e p e r m a n e n c y of t h i s man's c o n d i t i o n , and I am w r i t i n g t o you t o a s k i f you w i l l be good enough t o go over Dr. M a rtin ' s r e p o r t and i n th e l i g h t o f y o u r own e x a m i n a t i o n o f ^ f | H l g i v e us th e b e n e f i t o f y o u r t h o u g h t a s t o w h e t h e r o r n o t t h i s man w i l l improve and j u s t what h i s d i s a b i l i t y may b e . Of c o u r s e , I c a n v e r y w e l l a p p r e c i a t e t h e u n c e rta in ty of such an opinion e s p e c ia lly where you have not the opportunity of a personal examination of him, but in dealing with o ur o p p o n e n t we do wa n t t o h a v e as d e f i n i t e a n o p i n i o n a s we c a n so as t o know j u s t what d i s a b i l i t y a c t u a l l y e x i s t s . / From t h e in fo rm a tio n which has been given to u s , t h i s man has n o t p e r f o r m e d a n y work s i n c e l a s t F e b r u a r y , an d o f c o u r s e his counsel is claiming fo r him permanent t o t a l d is a b i li ty . subject We w o u l d a p p r e c i a t e v e r y much y o u r w r i t i n g u s on t h i s Yours very tru ly , f ^ 7\ (/ \ \ ' 0021017