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/ v. 'i v " l s. 1V V - ^ 7 -' . An g u s D. Ma c L e a n J a m e s H. P o u , J r . J . L. E m a n u e l , - '` _ - . . . r. . Ma c L e a n , P o u S Em a n u e l At t o r n e y s a n d C o u n s e l o r s a t La w SU IT E 8CM LAWYERS BUILDING , ^ Ra l e ig h , N. C. October 24, 1956. Ph o n e s : Dr. Robert A. Kehoe University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio Dear Doctor Kehoe: You may be interested in the enclosed clipping from yesterdaj^News & Observer in connection with the ^0|pase. ,It was a pleasure to be associated with you at Wilson, and also to learn something about lead poisoning. With best wishes, Yours very truly, Ene. ^ 2T o o i i 84 o 0011344 IllSUIT IS LOST BY PITT Meekins Directs Verdict For Standard Oil Company in . Wilson Wilson, O c t 22.--Ju d g e L M, M eekins oi Elizabeth City ordered a directed verdict in lavor oi the Standard Oil Company ot New Jer sey in Federal Court here, this af ternoon in th e su it fo r $50,000 a f te r a three day .sesssonshere: brought by John P itt of H ertford, charging th a t he contracted lead poisoning fromidontaCt!! With products of th e company at a H ertford filling slation. A m otion for th e removal to Elizabeth City of a second suit for, $50,000 bro u g h t b y P itt against th e oil cbmpan# charging, ejectment from his Hertford . filling station after h e became incapacitated, was, denied by Judge M eekins on the grounds th a t newspapers in Eliza beth City had attacked the Stands ard Oil Company w hen th e suit w as firs t sta rte d in ,th a t section and th a t h e p a p e rs :d id n o t d ifferen tiate be . tw een th e suits in th e ir alleged at- taks.; : : . ,5 . ju d g e Meekins, how ever, granted - a m otion to continue 'the second case fo r th e term ; Und i t is th o u g h t that the case w n , p r^ a b ly be tn .^ in R aleigh next A few ` S.S. th e defense - had resti shortly before noottody> defense attorney, m , ........ tion ' before Ju d g M eekins for directed ver- diet, h u t th e judge ed his de- c isi n tirrt il 'IItnlijs:M oon. A m o tio n , w__a_s_ ___ _ liby attorneys f o r th e p] itaff th is m orning as th e tria l.'........ bh its th ird day f o r ' m istrial o n th..e....... ..... th a t P , W. McMullen* ' "" City counsel for the pT become ill w ith, ac h ....... .last n ig h t and could hot,,-.., ;bnt a t todayV session. This motii is denied, ;c The deifhs$;;fpitf >|d its parade X o f 'tfech: ~ ".cal expects when the h is morning \ w hijh h 1 o f Cjbar] the Sout . M. Lynch iathologist;cf. ' .cal College, an d Dr. 'noted 4u- thofity oi and tetra- ethyl lead, rsity of Cin- cinnatL . Judge Meekins, on directing the; v erd ict .ixi' favortoday b y nswi tested, asi to plaintiff j' ' " negligence de< tw o m en was in th e case, !jh case! as f o r th e ethyl lead " ` th e defendants1 th e issue Con or not the through the, defendant <ior ice of these very helpful je h as to >th e ._tidn on tetlrapoisonirg tbt' they gave." B oth m en ..........e...x..t.r..em ely p_o d - tiv e o n th e stan d today th a t ``as far'ias 1 know there has never been a case of lead poisoning contracted front tetraethyl gasoline on record" a n d th a t th e lead! in!isuch gasoline could n o t be absorbed through th e skin. . Dr. Kehoe, know n, through the scientific i.find ime^icab w orld a s an a u th o rity 1On siibh m atters, told hpW, d u rin g th e p ast 10 years, h e h ad made examinations directed tow ard th e -!iacjt i>a.js :w h eth e r absorbUort could !be m ade th ro u k h th e sk in w ith both animals and humans and foirnd, to bis satisfaction, th a t it could not,- f j ; 1 ; Because of the illness of McMul- . Ieri, n o Inotiee o f ap p eal was given by^ the^iatto^ieys: fo r the plaintiff today, ib u t .It w as :!ind icated th a t