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FILE NAME: Early Asbestos Damage Suits (EADS) DATE: 1929 DOC#: EADS012 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Documents from Case of Robert Marshall for Helen Marshall f K r > c -~ r :\ f /. t*J>v<^ ,ti.u. 3(*r....rv("ih* r.ii f j e _____ rsey : SUPR*E4ME COUR1THp V ,t,he `inn" " roue na,tu.re of~ sru.d. S.OMERSETti CjOUNTY. * - ^ROBERT'ICARSHAIiradminis^ra^orl1' 0B^ e ad prosequendum of the r i g h t s , , goods, c h a t t e l s and c r e d i t s o f ' : ` Hc-uE.-L. EcN; -.L. IARSHALL, ood-e-jc ejaVs. e0d , cl,os;* jfo.viia iri . ccn:i Y^ i V l u ^ Yas , , Kh; * - ' co . -/ .. . . l.*-r i n t f t a '-i.' o .a r m n siw-l red, Pculea i :n ittiefaf C*a^te jio .AvC*TlIO.N=ATcf.uLArWm_<.o c o n t a c t. --vs;u- , t..o .o.oi;v yourCr rOi.tH"uP mL A. --Iy.rNrr*Trv. c ;1e? t. o JOffiiS-MAliVILLE .CORPORATION,, a . . ' c o r p o r a t i o n o f the S t a t e '1of- - i * . New Y o rk , _ L. ; '. ` u t*i tv .- H" *'* .v . . ,, Defendant* . .. ' wtc >v- ay nr, ' . : r; o , , . - ' cr e arn e d oy the v r '- r<: t. >*-. no L'.'.ioi-i "d^e o f th e n a tu r e o f the s a id :i *'* - ,**r; *i 4u t- 'id t . r J "5. th whi *h r .'* wai -i T h e , p l a i n t i fif , R o be..yr t L..Uica- rs.h-ia l l , a d m i n i s t r a t o r ad prosequendum o f. the r i g h t s , ^goods, c h a t t e l s ^ a n d ^ c r . e d i t s #1of^ Helen l i a r s h a l l , d e ce ase d, r e s i d i n g a t M a n v i l l e , New J e r s e y , says that: ** \ ) *; f v v 1 ! ** ** t o * * * v f,* *1 't r. ' i '} : \ r: r :* ' u * y \ ^y 1 . r ; ; employ o f 1 , <T1he i n t e s t a t e , .Helen l i .a r s` Oh-.a- ll i,i, was. i n the the` d e fe n*d- an: tj c o r p o r art i or*n , a t.o ;i t s p l a nut * i,)n H aivn v i l l e New J e r s e y , in the y e a r 1928, and f o r s e v e r a l y e a r s p r i o r ` > . 1. r : : r v?. * c-r * .*.:: ; ii i> r : . r a a ! e- t h err e t o * i . * 2,. The de fe n d an t c o r p o r a t i o n , a t the time h e r e in s e t f o r t h , waB engaged i n ( the manufacture o f a s b e s t o s produc for commercial purposes. . .. t . 3 . The s a i d defendant em ploye d,the i n t e s t a t e a t the time and place abov s e t . f o r t h in i t s manufacture of sai< -:.V V-.-- r "1 1 . .! .V.* ;.i M , " '' n o t ` -i a s b e1s t o s products, * . and the sna:i d d e fMe n`d.?a n*t../ao n l y knew',oybu t" - w A / i i i a + o n n n t o i r\ 4 . The d efen dan t not o n ly knew, h u t sh o u ld have k n: o ra , t'h"e' d..a...n..'g'e*r'oIu" s natu`re o f s a id a so`e"st*os* f lo o r s >a'*n"a, head , ^n*l i 1* r ,7+i *, .y* i *** * * *%v* f* ,y^ * *.**': <* *,/ ohe p a r t i c l e s , and f a i l e d to keep the Bame in c o n t r o l,' h u t was d i:v l. r ~ r 1 t t h e r e o f, -i 1v*.:**;V*r 2 %. 1 ^ -8 , n e g lig e n t in allo w in g the said dangerous fib e r s and p a r tic le s toescape and to come in to c lo s e p ro x im ity o f t h e ' in t e s t a t e * s person and exposed th e in t e s t a t e so th a t she came in to c o n ta c t ' * *' * *: * B ' *! *. Y. * '* T^ l **r *** \ -r C : '* 1'*.v ii(3;)' q r ** i * w ith , and in h a le d , the sa id dangerous fib e r s and p a r t ic le s to ' ' - ''* * J; * * fn- t V -'. ^ hth the e x te n t t h a t her b r o n c h ia l tu b e s , lungs and. body became ' r ' 1 in fe c te d w ith the same* b o : -.fit r..f next c f k in of Helen T . :ri. Ll . "'C < ,r ? ' ' . ' t ' - r ' dl" i 'is -- 5 , I n t e s t a t e was not inform ed or warned*by the t ' 1' { d e fe n d a n t, and had ho knowledge o f the n atu re of the s a id dangerous,, asb esto s fib e r s and p a r t ic le s w ith which shew as >T- ' , brought in to c lo se proxim ity by the d e fe n d a n ts n e g lig e n ce , her brot 6. '-rj * . .. ; . * y e .. The n e g lig e n c e o f the defendant com plained, o f is as follow s: ' ; : .. . .. .;> .. . V. ` , : *-* * . *; -* . * ** f- r- . . . : .... i (a ) In f a i l i n g to use reaso n ab le care to p ro vid e the in t e s t a t e w ith a reason ably sa fe p la ce o f work. : r *' ' , .> ; * * * * . - . a .? (b) In f a i l i n g to use reasonable care to provide ' ... i r the in testate w ith proper masks or o th er a p p lia n c e s or s a f e - . " , : - r : --.d? v... : guards m said work. 4-f:-: w: tv. cduae ' * * ? * (c) In f a ili n g to use reasonable care to provide a proper v e n t ila t in g system a t i t s p la n t . ***Oii i.v\ (d) In f a i li n g to use reasonable care to g iv e proper w arn in g, in fo rm a tio n and knowledge a b o u t'th e d an g er->'?rs, * , ' .v ous c h a r a c te r o f it 3 work w ith the s a id a s b e s to s f ib e r s and ' p a r t ic le s to the i n t e s t a t e , a t the time and p la c e above men- ' ' - I ..-3 y A!C 01 V`i.U, 0*.<0 r* i1 y i n j u r i e s , e x te r n a lly and in t e r n a lly , in and about her head, body and lim b s , and her r e s is ta n c e power was, low ered, and she r'.<1 1*' *> ^*> ?'*. d ie d , as a r e s u lt t h e r e o f, on Decem ber-23,- 1 9 2 8 .0 V ' ''.V'jr- fi. On the 7 th day o f May, 1929, the p l a i n t i f f , R obertM arshall, w as.duly appointed,by the Surrogate o f ! ' Somerset County, ad m in istrato r ad prosequendum o f Helen M arshall, ; i to p ro se cu te* it h e a c tio n for damages, fo r the death of his in te s ta te , fo r the b e n e fit of next of k in of Helen M a r s h a ll, d e ce ase d , and now p r o ffe r s h is l e t t e r s o f a d m in ist tratio n . ` . 9 . The s a id H elen M a rsh a ll l e f t s u r v iv in g h e r , fa th e r h e^ , R ob ert M a r s h a ll; her m other, Agnes M a r s h a ll; and her b ro th e rs, John M arsh all; Enoch M arsh all; Benjamin M a rsh a ll; Edward M a rsh a ll; Henry M arsh all; and her s is t e r Rose M a rs h a ll; a l l dependent upon the s a id in t e s t a t e fo r support. 1 0. P l a i n t i f f , as a d m in is tr a to r , a3 a f o r e s a id , for the b e n e fit of said next of k in , is vested by virtu e of the s t a t u t e , in such c a s e s , made and p ro vid ed w ith a cause o f a c tio n a g a in st the defendant for n e g lig e n tly causing the death o f h is i n t e s t a t e , and b rin g s t h is a c t io n w ith in two years a fte r the death of said in t e s t a t e . 1 1 . The Baid next o f k in s u ffe r e d p e c u n ia ry l o s s e s , by reaso n o f the d e a th o f the s a id ^ e le n M a r s h a ll, in the sum of $40,000.00. P l a i n t i f f demands the sum o f $ 4 0 ,0 0 0 .0 0 as damages *4 I * namo i s Hobort lia r a h a ll* In P o li s h , i t is B o le s la v U a r s z a le k . 1 ara n a rrie d and 1 have a w ife and s ix l i v i n g c h ild r e n . 1 l i v e in U a n v ille and my P o st O f f i c e box i s 277. 1 amja c i t i z e n o f th e U n ited S t a te s , and i speak E n g lis h and P o li s h . I am working at the p re se n t tim e fo r t h e .J o h n s - H a n v ille Company fo r the l a s t s ix years and have been working -for three ` . , yyears fo r t h i s comrpany a b o u tllO ) ..te...n *ye. .ar.ks,. a g o .. _ 1 h..a..v. ei,-.a csuoi.n . B e n e d ic t',-na.l * *' - '* .V* / ' ^ r ' ; '* **v* V working fo r t h is company. : - / s' ?' - i t "wi l VS On th e 24th o f December, 1928, my d a u g h te r, H e le n , who was abo^ut,^ ,o r. 20 years o ld , d ied in th e Borough o f U a n v i ll e . .S h e was b u r ie d #in a S o m e r -. v i l l a , Hew Je r s e y Cem etery. H elen was working fo r th e Jo h n s - ila n v ille , Co*, fo r about th ree or fo u r y e a r s , something l ik e t h a t . - Shp c a r r ie d a p o lic y t.* . w ith th e P o lis h Union o f W ilk e s -B a r r e , Penna* and th e p o lic y .ready .f o r j . * One thousand d o l l a r s . I paid the fu n e r a l expenses out o f th e*o n e thousand d o l l a r s , Liy daughter was tro u bled w ith b r o n c h itis and iahe was tre a te d ' b y . D r . F ly n n o f S o m e r v ille , N . J . and by another d o c to r , w|boee name i d o .n o t remember a t t h i s tim e . About te n years a g o , my daughter to o k s ic k w ith th a Sp an ish in flu e n z a and she came back to h e a lt h , but she was t r o u b le d - .a ll- t h e tim e w ith E r o n c h it is , but she never in her l i f e s u ffe r e d w ith lu n g .t r o u b le . A fte r my daughter d ie d , 1 did not come to the bosses o f the uohns-lian v i l l a C to ask them fo r money or c h a r ity or something of th a t s o r t on acco u n t o f the death o f my d a u g h te r, because 1 f e l t and knew t h a t the company fo r .w h ic h my d a u g h te r`was working had n othing to do with her d e a th . - y A few months a f t e r I buried my d a u g h te r, a man came to see me and he . to ld me th a t h is name is Lawyer Samuel G re e n sto n e , a law yer from Newark on Broad S t r e e t , ne was in company w ith Jo e Lewandowski, who i s working fo r the Jo h n s -im n v ille C o . Jo e Lewandowski works in "A* B u ild in g .- x recogn ized lr. G reen sto n e im m ediately because a few years ago 1 was ta k e n to h is o f f i c e in Newark by a man it c h e ll about s t a r t in g a la w s u it fo r th e -d e a th o l my o th er d a u g h te rs, N e l l i e and Anna. From th e tim e 1 saw t r . G reen stone t)io johii<vM^:jviHa Co* und whatever he i s going to get ho w i l l s p l i t with mo f i f t y - f i f t y . Greenstone s a id to roe t h a t ' the reason he w i l l t r y to g e t money fo r th e death o f my d a u g h te r, H elen j is becauso she was working fo r the Jo h n s -lia n v ille Co and t h a t t h i s company ought to pay. money fo r her death and th a t he w i l l t r y to g e t i t * 1 never knew an y th in g ab o u t la w , and 1 don' understand what law i s , t u t I thought th a t as long as fce can get money and 1 , ; r-r* can g e t something out o f i t , l e t him go ahead and tr y * he to ld me i t w i l l : not c o a t me one cen t and he sa id th a t he w i l l fin d out ev ery th in g from the l i d o cto rs w h a t.th e tro u b le was th a t my daughter died so young# t o ld ~ _er . VSr Greenstone very p l a in l y th a t I am a fr a id to bot^Tlihe company w ith law s u it s and X d o n 't want to f i g h t the company in co u rts and 1 to ld him 1 d o n 't care to and I would not 6tand fo r i t to bother the Jo h n s -lia n v ille Co# fo r th death o f my d a u g h te r, H e le n ; and Lawyer Greenstone s a id "D o n 't be a f r a i d f nothing w ill happen to you and I w ill f i x t h i s " , he sa id th a t I would not have to go to co u rt - maybe o n ee, but I would not need to be a f r a id and th a t he would f i x it About a week l a t e r , the same law yer, L r . Samuel G re e n sto n e , came to my house and took me and my w i f e , A gn es, to S o m e r v ille , where 1 sign ed a paper end he t o ld mo th a t I have got to sig n a paper in order to g e t eoae money from the jo h n a -W a n v ille C o . 1 d id not understand the paper which 1 was s ig n in g , i t was too hard E n g lis h and Samuel G re e n sto n e , the la w y e r , had no in te r p r e t e r fo r me. X can speak E n g lis h and 1 understand i t a l l r i g h t , but hard words I d o n 't understand. X understand every day E n g lis h . X r e a liz e th a t I g o t in to t h is la w -s u it a g a in s t my own w i l l and A d id not want to sue the Jo h n s -M a n v ille C o . fo r th e death o f my d a u g h te r, H e le n , and I do not want to sue now. Samuel Greenstone was th e man who put t h is idea in my h e ad . X never 6Snt fo r him and X never asked him to sue the Jo h n s - a n v ilie C o . in c o u rt fo r th e death o f my d au g h te r, H e le n . I am w il l in g to s ig n papers a t any tim e to withdraw my case pending i n the courts again st the Jo h n s-lJa n v illa C o . because I fe e l th at the Jo h n s-U an v ille C o . had nothing to do w ith the death o f my d au g h te r, Helen# 1 am making forem an, R ich ard S m ith , or by L r* u g h e s , or by anybody e ls e connected <ith the Johns-Han v i l l a Company# 1 was n o t't o ld th a t 1 w i l l g et a b e tte r