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FILE NAME: Metropolitan Life (ML) DATE: 1934 Aug 31 DOC#: ML141 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Letter to Dr. Gardner, Saranac Laboratory from Asst. Medical Director RE His Deposition and Cross Examination in St. Joe Lead Co. Case Auguet 51, 1954 i Dr. Leroy 0, Qardoer, Director, f7SiaaCrrahaaunaarooohLLa8abitcorara,actRto,.rTy., Dear Roy X ** dalighted to gat your lattar of August SO. Ry this tine you bava reoeived ulna blob crossed yours. If the took ooftpa&iaa 111 only oonc through no, that 111 ba grand. Our oau aotloo 111 ba daoldad, X ballar, tha lattar part of September. Iltb raapaot to tha St. Jot Load Ooapany, lu 1927 X nada a survey of thalr propartlcs at Bona Terra* I rota a report blob vea vary fatoreble to tha 8t. loa poopia and Justly to. After the trouble atarted out there, the 8t. Joe people mated to Introduce thle report la eridense mad a fait that a had no right to refute to let tha* do ao* Ry deposition a for the purpose of Identifylag tha report for court purpose*. Incident to that ideotificatlon, x waa forced lato tha position of expert on eroe* exnulnation but that oould aot ba helped* As far aa I know, a similar eitnattoa ill not develop egei* sad tha Metropolitan la till standing firn to its policy that va cannot go into court and testify aa expert vitaeaaea* Tha attorney abo It bringing these suite la a vary shrewd and able nan and onoa ha starts la on you, ha 111 naka you an expert hither or not. Xf yon have nade a report to tha 0t. Joa Lead Oonpeny on tha reaulta of your exanlnatlona of the nulas, X suppose they tight ask you to giva a de posit!oa substantiating the report* Xf you do no, you oaa be prepared to over tha shole range of .pulnonary disease from A to I. Of courts, it 1 not as had as tastlfylW It court because you art, ao to apeak, on your oan hose ground chare you feel at cast t*t aa far aa X as con strued, I do not expaot to glee any tore depositions Three cheers for tha nee bulldingI \ Regard inaaraJy yurt. ! MET-0000100 TRIAL EXHIBIT