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CARBON COPY St a n d a r d Oil Co mpa n y (In c o r p o r a t e d in N e w J e r s e y ) 36 BROADWAY Ne w Y o r k : fay' 13 1933- IN REPLY PLEASE REFER TO Dr. Homert A. Hehoe U niversity o f C incinnati -Colle ge o f M edicine, General H ospital C in cin n ati, OMo. B^y d e a r D r, Kehoes I have "been re q u e s te d to a d v is e o a r Legal Department w ith re feren ce to th e m edical asp ects o f th e c la im o f a n - in d iv id u a l who i s swing th e Company f o r $250,000, c la im in g perm anent damage to M s ey es b ecau se o f SSSQ s p la s h in g in to them. D u rin g th e p a s t f i v e o r s i r y e a r s we have h ad p e rh a p s a dozen c o m p la in ts from p e o p le who i n one way o r a n o th e r h a d g o tte n BSSO in to t h e i r e y es o r o n to t h e i r s k in s and a s a re s u lt have claim ed pain and d is a b ility . I have a l ways m a in ta in ed th a t th e same sit-o a t io n would have a r is e n had they splashed p la in g aso lin e in to th e ir eyes o r onto th e ir skins and th a t th amount o f le a d i n th e g a s o lin e was n o t a f a c to r . You m ust have h ad a good many s im ila r c la im s to p a s s upon d u rin g th e s e y e ars* I wonder i f y ou would mind t e l l i n g me som ething about them and a ls o in c lu d e in y o u r l e t t e r a b ib lio g rap h y o f aaytM ng th a t has been w ritte n upon the subject by pi^rsicians n o t a s s o c ia te d w ith th e Company* I don* t know w h ether th e r e h a s been anything o f th is so rt w ritten . At any ra te i f there has I have not ran across i t , ' I t may be p o s s ib le th a t th e Legal D epart ment wouLd w ish to a s k you to t e s t i f y f o r th e Company. I f s o , I wonder w hether you would be a v a ila b le , _ I t has been a lo n g tim e since you have dropped i n to see u s and I hope t h a t on y o u r n e x t v i s i t to Hew York you w ill do so , W ith k in d p e rso n a l re g a rd s , I am, Sincerely yours, , ViJD : 3MK , / Copy to D r.Eehoe V 3 % Hes o r Avenue C in c in n a ti, OMo, - / / v J 1' General M edical D ire c to r t `i -