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I n t e r -Of f ic e Co r r e s po n d e n c e
Et h y l Ga s o l i n e Co r po r a t i o n
2 5 BROADWAY
Ne w Yo r k
August 9 , 1928.
Dr . K. V. K it z n ille r ,
Dear Dr . Kit z n ille r :
Enclosed i s copy of. le t t e r r eceived from
!r . R. J . Fellin gham , Gen er al Attor n ey fo r th e Standard O il Company
( In d ia n a ) , w h o s ^ o ffic e i&^ b l^ S^ M ic h ig a n Avenue, Ch icago, r e la t iv e
to the death
on Ju ly 1 5 th, whose home i s
near Co o p e r s ville , Michigan , and a ls o th e p r esen t con d it ion o f
____ Accompanying h is le t t e r was a d u p lica t e c e r t ific a t e o f
:h which was made out by Dr . A. E. St ick le y o f Coo p e r sville dated
the 16th o f Ju ly . In i t Dr . St ick le y c e r t ifie s t h a t he attended th e
deceased from Jun e 5 t h , 1928 t o Ju ly 1 5 th, 1928, and t h a t the cause o f
death was "ca r d ia c asthma with anemia." and con tr ib u tor y cause was
"in h a la t io n carbon monoxide ga s ".
I t w ill be ver y much ap p r eciated i f you " d ll immediately ge t in communication with Mr. FellIngham and make such arrangements as you and he may m utually agr ee upon with r esp ect
to th e follo w in g up o f t h is m atter . I t may be t h a t Mr. Fellingham w ill put you in touch w ith t h e ir doctor and t h a t some arrangement might be made, i f i t is thought d e s ir a b le , t o have you two p h ysician s ge t in touch w ith Dr . St ick le y and p o s s ib ly ar r ange fo r the examination o f Mr.
However, I am only o ffe r in g t h is as a suggestion as you and Mr^FejOEingham a ft e r fu lly d iscu ss in g i t w ill, o f cou r se, r each 'you r ovai con clu sion s as to th e b e st cour se to pursue under th e cir cum stan ces.
I r e a liz e t h a t t h er e ar e always chances i n the handling o f a s it u a t io n o f t h is ch a r a ct e r . I f you do examine Mr .___ he may be ver y much impressed w ith th e n otion t h a t u n le ss you suspectec t h a t h is con d ition might be due t o Et h yl Ga solin e t h a t you wouldn't go t o such t r o u b le .1 On th e other hand, i f you d id n 't examine him and aryt h in g ser iou s should happen, some p h ysicia n may have diagnosed h is con d ition as due to Et h yl Ga solin e and p r esen t a claim t h e r e fo r supported by symptoms which i t may be d i ffi c u lt to cou n t e r a ct , p a r t icu la r ly when you and/ or the
In d ian a Company's doctor had n ot made a p h y s ic a l examination o f him.
I would be pleased t o be advised as t o what you may do in r efe r e n ce to the m atter .
Yours ver w fcr u ly,
A:H Copy to Mr. R. J . Fellingham
St a n d a r d Oi lU Co mpa x y (In d i a n a )
CHAUNCEY W . MARTYN,
S E K E R A L C O I ' X HGL
Ha r r y A. Da u g h e r t y ,
L. L. St e p h e n s ,
Ro b e r t J. Fe l l in g h a m ,
f i F . . VEHAI , A T T O R N E Y S
Fr a n k E. Pa c k a r d ,
OENERAL AcTAX ATTORNEY
Al b e r t L. Gr e e n , Me r w in B r is t o l ,
G. H E N R Y AUSTIN,
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