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Gen er a l m o t o r s c o r po r a t io n D ETRO I T, M I CH I GA N October 4, 1935 Dr. Robert A. Kehoe University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, Ohio - Dear Dr. Kehoe: Vie have an inquiry from DuPont Company requesting that we furnish them with literature relative inhalation of shlphur dipxide and trioxide as used in industry. We are advised that in May, 193S, you wrote an article for fThe Industrial Hygiene". We are also advised that Dr . Carey P. McCord in April of 1932-had an article in American Medical Association Journal." If it be possible, we should be very much indebted to you if you can secure and forward these articles to us. You fill be interested to know that after we had secured a dismissal in the case of French vs. Olds Motor Works before the Department of Labor and Industry that'nothing transpired for about a couple of months until two weeks ago when we were served with summons in an action at common law in Circuit Court for County of Ingham for $100,000.00. This was what we.had anticipated. It will be interesting to you, however, to know that the Declaration which is the first pleading of the plaintiff, sets up the following: "My diagnosis is now a poisoning of some type probably benzol which has caused permanent changes in his nervous system. Its my opinion that he probably had multiple small cerebral hemorrhages due to the poisoning. I believe the lead poisoning to be a minor factor and of no importance now. I also believe now that he is totally and probably permanently disabled." Vvhile this of course sets up an entirely different cause of action and apparently constitutes an out for Ethyl Gas Company, nevertheless it does not relieve the General Motors Corporation from its liability for benzol poisoning Dp. Robert A. Kehoe Page #2 October 4, 1335 I shall in all probability make it a point to visit you at Cincinnati shortly inasmuch as I expect to go through there on my way to Louisville, Kentucky, to the National Safety Congress October 14th to 18th. JGS:MD i