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Hay 10* Returned th is aom in g 'fros trip to Birmingham to investigate the available fa cts In the case of Warrior Alabama, and to t e s t i f y , I f advisable, m-rn!tl^Wmage su it against Standard- On o f Kentucky, Under circumstances was unable to see claimant or h is physicians or his attorneys. Prom a v a ila b le 'fa c te , however, am quite-Pertain that v^ claimant has, not suffered from lead poisoning as a oonse~ quenee o f drinbing water containing leaded gasoline. Hearing o f case, however, was postponed u n til f a l l session of Federal Court. I t appears that in damage suits-of"" th is type where the amount involved exceeds #3^U000V t h e,`case may be trans ferred to the Federal Court. This was done in th is oase and i t w ill appear at a .la te r date, There has been no opportunity to examine th is p atient or to obtain f i r s t hand information concerning.his Injury, My conclusions as to the in sign ifican ce of lead absorption < in his caso is based on the fa c t that there has at no time appeared any claim o f g a stro -in te stin a l symptoms such as thoso inevitably associated with the ingestion of gasoline. In an e a r lie r period, patient complained of. abdominal pain xfhieh at that time was associated with vomiting blood and the presence of blood in the s to o ls . This occurred on one occasion in aosociatlan,w ith-prevlprnw history suggestive1 o f g a stric u lcer over a period of approximately four years. I t seems apparent from the p a r tia l report o f h is physician that th is had no re la tio n to any ingestion of gasoline since at no time was there any diarrhoea, toxic e n te r itis or cen tral nervous system symptoms. Any, further pertinent f a c t s w ill have to be obtained a t the time o f the hearing of the damage s u it, - Signed*- Robert A Kehoe, M.D, Kettering laboratory College of Medicine . C incinnati, Ohio Ap ril 1$ , 1939 Mr, W. E. Smith Standard Oil Company Louisville# Ky. Sear Hr. Smithi-- I have a t hand a copy of your l e t t e r o f April 13th addressed to Hr* E. W. Webb o f the Ethyl Gasoline Corporation. In view o f the fa c t that I have been Oaring personally fo r medico-legal matters arisin g in connection with leaded gasoline* 1 sh a ll plan to be in Birmingham on May 7th , in accordance with your l e t t e r . I should appreciate i t i f you w ill see that X am promptly informed i f there is any change in the date of th is t r i a l . The problem of supplying your attorneys with suitable information is not an easy on since such of the m aterial which would be o f use to them i s no longer av ailab le. I have no choice i n th is matter but to send you a volume from our lib ra ry which represents the compilation o f a se rie s o f a r tic le s which bear on the problem of lead poisoning in relatio n to leaded gasoline# p articu larly. X would appreciate i t i f you would advise the attorneys th a t th is volume can not under any circumstances be submitted in evidence, X sh all send i t to you under separate cover fo r forwarding to them, and I shall expect i t to be returned to me a t the time of my v i s i t to" Blmihgh&t&rf Very tru ly yours* BAKi iS Robert A. Kehoe* M,B. : 1 ic'-'-V'4