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EDMUND H.ABRAHAMS JOHN U-BOUHAN DAVID S. ATKINSON ALEXANDER A.LAWRENCE CABLE ADDRESS ABALAW Ab r a h a ms , Bo u h a n , At k in s o n & La w r e n c e A T T O R N E YS AN D C O U N S E L O R S AT LAW FOURTH FLOOR COMMERCIAL BUILDING SAVAN N AH , GE O R GI A A p r il 25th , 1939 Dr. Eob t. A. Keh oe, U n iv e r sit y o f C in cin n at i:, C o llege o f M edicin e, C in c in n a t i, O h io. RE _____ A. & M. WRECKING CO. T T Y COURT OF SAVANNAH Dear D octor Keh oej W ith fu r t h e r r e fe r e n c e t o y o u r s o f A p r il 10th * We h ave c o n su lt e d t h e C o u r t an d o p p o sin g c o u n se l abou t a d ate fo r the t r i a l o f t h is case and h ave t e n t a t iv e ly agr e ed on M ayi29th , p r o v id ed t h is d at e w il l be a gr e e a b le w it h you. Th e 2 9 t h i s Monday an d t h e Co u r t w i l l s t a r t in on a fr e s h c a le n d a r on t h a t d a t e , so a s t o g iv e t h i s c a se t h e r i g h t - of-w ay. In your l e t t e r to us o f A p r il 10th you m en tion the f a c t t h a t an an al y s i s h ad been made of th e u r in e an d b lo od o f p lain tiff un der your d ir e c t io n in Ju ly , 1937, fo r Dr. J. K T r ain of Sa^ N m ah . D r. T r a in h as b een k in d en ough t o fu r n ish us h i s f i l e . On Ju l y 9 t h , you w r o t e D r . T r a in in p a r t a s f o l l o w s : "The b lo o d sam p le sh ow ed 0 .0 3 5 m il l ig r a m s p e r 100 gr am s o f b l o o d , an d t h e u r in e sam p le sh ow ed 0 .0 1 m illigr a m s p er l i t e r * W ith t h e se r e s u l t s a t h an d, I th in k i t i s q u it e ju s t i fia b le t o con clude t h at t h is p a t ie n t h as n ot ab sorb ed an y co n sid e r ab le q u a n t it y o f le ad w ith in th e p a st se v e r a l m on th s.'1 W ill you p le a se a d v ise u s i f t h is a n a ly sis w ould h ave p r o p e r b e a r in g on t h e c a se , alt h o u gh i t a p p e a r s t h a t N orton l e f t h is w ork w it h t h e company where he c la im s t o h ave r e c e iv e d t h e l e a d p o i so n i n g , on May HDt h , 193.6, w h ich w as m ore t h an a y e ar b e fo r e th e a n a ly sis w as made* I f v N H V had su ffe r e d lead p oison in g durin g a p e r io d o f t im e p r i o r t o May 2 0 , 1 9 3 6 , w ou ld an a n a l y s i s made in Ju l y 1937 show a l a r g e r q u a n t i t y o f l e a d In t h e b lo o d an d u r in e th an was fou n d in N o r t o n 's specim en s? I f th e a n a l y s i s, alt h o u gh tak en more th an a y e ar a f t e r t h e man c l a l ms t o h ave b e e n p o iso n e d I s good e v id e n c e t o sh ow t h e r e i s no l e a d p o i so n i n g , we w an t t o be su r e t o g e t t h i s In e v id e n ce fo r t h e t r i a l o f th e c a se . I f you can t e s t i f y t o th e D r * R o b t * A. Keh oe #2 4/25/39 a n a l y s i s fr o m you r own k n o w le d ge , t h a t w i l l be s u f f i c i e n t * I f n o t , we w ou ld l i k e t o h ave t h e d e p o si t i o n s o f t h e p e r so n h o m ade t h e a n a l y s i s t a k e n b y i n t e r r o g a t o r y , an d file d in Court p rio r to th e t r i a l d ate. We w ou ld l i k e t o a sk y ou t o c o n si d e r t h e se q u e st i o n s and i f you t h in k t h e a n a l y s i s w ould be m a t e r ia l, an d th e a n a l y s is w as m ade by one o f y ou r a s s i s t a n t s , t h e n l e t u s know t h e name o f t h e p e r so n who made t h e a n a l y s i s , an d a l s o g i v e u s t h e name o f a C o u r t R e p o r t e r or N o t a r y P u b l i c , who may t a k e t h e i n t e r r o g a t o r i e s o f t h e w it n e ss sO we can g i v e p r o p e r n o t i c e an d h ave t h e se in t e r r o g a t o r ie s t ak e n and r e t u r n e d t o th e C o u r t * T h an k in g you f o r y o u r k in d c o n s i d e r a t i o n , we a r e DSA se p c Yo u r s veryc ^u..l. ny/, / ^ ABRAHAMS/BONBAjli/ ATKINSON & LAWRENCE mi y..\..j......................... Y l U ^ v \ ^ D AVTD ATKINSON US' 0012080