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IN T E R -O F F IC E CORRESPONDENCE
E t h y l Ga so l in e Co r po r a t io n
Ch r y s l e r B u il d in g
405 Lexing t o n Avenue
N e w Y o k e Septem ber 2 3, 19^ 2
u r. R. A. Seb oe
Dear Dr. Kehoe
A t t ach ed i s a l e t t e r from Lim ber M utual C asu alt y
In su r an ce Company o f Sew York on t h e c a se o f
vs.
D an fo r t h , w it h which you a r e u n d ou b t ed ly f a m i l i a r . We a r e
th erefore p assin g i t alon g fo r your h an dlin g.
Tlie q u e st io n r a i s e d by Mr. F i t z g e r a l d a s to th e c o n c e n t r at io n o f le a d e d S i n c l a i r E-C "r e g u l a r 11 g a so lin e p r ob ab ly does n ot a ffe c t th e sit u a t io n to any gr e at exten t but fo r your in form ation our record s in d ic at e t h is grade of Sin c la ir ga so lin e in th e ar e a n ear Sy r acu se d u r in g th e l a s t y ear h as v a r ie d from .9 2 to 2 .0 0 cc p e r g a llo n .
Yery t r u ly you rs
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W ORKMEN'S COMPENSATION -AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE
4TEAST2TM? STREET, NEWYORK
TELEP H O N E V A N D ERBILT 6 - 4 1 5 1
S-9698
September 18, 1942
BO ARD O F D IR EC T O R S
C HARLES L .A D A M S EVERETT L . BARNARD R O SC O E C . B R IG G S W IL L IA M M . CALDER G . F . FIS C H E R M A R TIN J . E . H O B A N H . MORTON JONES W IL L IA M P .M cO O N A L O D .T H E O D O R E K E LLY C O N R A D N . P ITC H E R W IL L IA M C . R E ID TH O M A S H , S ILV E R GEORGE M - STEVENS HORACE F. TAYLOR
Eth yl Gas Corporation ,
Ch r y sler Bu ild in g,________ __
Hew York, H. Y.:
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[ v s. Dan forth
Gen t lem en
I
on Ju l y 2 7,'T 942 in r e gar d t o th e above m at t er
in which one
claim ed t h at he h ad con tracted lead poison in g
a s a r e su l t of" w ash in g h is h an ds and arms tw ice a day fo r abou t t h r ee
weeks w ith H-G Sin c la ir *r e gu la r " g a s.
You r e fe r r e d my l e t t e r t o Dr. Robert A. Kehoe, Ke t t e r in g lat om t or y o f A p p lied P h y siology a t C in cin n at i, Oh io, whose a ssist a n c e h as been o f gr e a t b e n e fit to me in t h e p r op er a n a ly sis o f t h is claim .
I would gr e a t ly ap p r e ciat e your fu rth er a ssist a n c e a t t h is
tim e. Hr.
b a se s h is claim now on th e a lle g e d fa c t t h at he
co n t r act e d le a d p o iso n in g from w ash in g h is h an ds an d arms w ith H-C
Si n c l a ir ^ r e gu lar " gaso le n e . I su pposed th e word ''r e g u la r 51 d ist in gu ish e d
t h is p a r t ic u la r gasolen e from th e so - c a lle d h igh t e st gas: an d t e t r a - e t h y l
gas.
The q u e st io n I would l i k e you t o an sw er i s wh eth er EC Sin c la ir r e gu la r ga s co n t ain s an y le a d an d i f i t d oes, in what p r o p or t io n ?
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COPY FOR. DR. KEHOE
S-9698
September 18, 1342
Sib y l Sa Corporation , Ch rysler Bu ild in g, Sew York, H. Y.
He: Skowronski v s. Dan forth
Gen t lem en ;
I w rote you oa Ju ly 2 ?, 1942 in r egar d t o th e above m atter in which one M i m i P e l a i t s e d t h at h e h ad co n t r act e d le ad p oison in g a s a r e su l t o f "w ash in g h is h an ds and arms t w ice a day fo r sh ou t t h r ee weeks w ith H-G Sin c la ir "r e g u la r 1* g a s.
You r e fe r r e d my l e t t e r t o Dr. Robert A. Kah oe, Ke t t e r in g Xaism bory o f A p p lied P h y siology a t C in cin n at i, Oh io, whose a ssist a n c e h as been o f gr e a t b e n e fit to sm in t h e p r o p er a n a ly sis o f t h is claim .
X would gr e a t ly ap p r eciat e your fu rth er a ssist a n c e a t t h is
tim e.
b a se s h is claim now on th e a lle g e d f a c t t h a t he
co n t r act e d le a d p o iso n in g fro w ash in g h is h an ds an d arm s w ith H-C
Si n c l a ir "r e g u la r * ga so le n e . I su pposed th e word "r e g u la r * d ist in gu ish e d
t h is p a r t ic u la r gasolen e fro th e so - c a lle d h igh t e st gast and tetra-efeh yl
gas.
Yhe q u e st io n X would l i k e you t o an sw er i s w h eth er SC Sin c la ir r e gu lar ga s co n t ain s any le a d end i f i t d oes, in what pr op or tion *
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Yo u r s
tru ly,
i j . H . tzgerald
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