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william h. McClendon m WILLIAM SHELBY McKENZlE JOHN S. CAMPBELL, JR ROBERT H, HODGES JOHN R. THARP W LUTHER WILSON GERALD L. WALTER, JR, J CLAYTON JOHNSON G. MICHAEL PHAMS EUGENE R. GROVES A. MICHAEL DUFILHO W ARTHUR ABERCROMBIE, JR. FREDRICK R TULLEY VERNON P MIDDLETON JAMES LEEPER ELLIS JOHN MICHAEL PARKER NANCY C. DOUGHERTY MARY E, THARP JOHN ASHLEY MOORE EDWIN W FLESHMAN VICKI M. CROCHET HARRY J PHILIPS, JR. LLOYD J LUNCEFORD THOMAS R. PEAK C. MICHAEL HART JOHN F. McDERMQTT*t BRETT R FURR M LENORE FEENEY KATHLEEN C- MASON MARCS WHITFIELDt JOHN H RUNNELS** DAVID J. MESSINA GREGORY E, BODIN JAMES C. CARVER MARGARET L. TOOKE DEBORAH E. LAMB Taylor, Porter, Brooks & Phillips, ---------------------------- LX.I>---------------------------- RECEIVED AUG 2 3 2000 CO: ATTORNEYS AT LAW Founded 1912 POST OFFICE BOX 2471 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70821 8TH FLOOR BANK ONE CENTRE 451 FLORIDA STREET (70801) TELEPHONE (225) 387-3221 FACSIMILE (225) 346-8049 PAN-AMERICAN LIFE CENTER 601 POYDRAS STREET, SUITE 2655 NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA 70130 TELEPHONE (504) 524-1956 FACSIMILE (504) 522-1810 www.taylorporter.com August 22, 2000 T. MacDOUGALL WOMACK DAVID M, BIENVENU, JR, DAVID J. SHELBY II BRICK Y. MIYAGI ANNE JORDAN CROCHET JAYNE l MIDDLETON ROBERT W. BARTON PRESTON J, CASTILLE, JR. JOHN STEWART THARP JOHNS CAMPBELL ID JOHN P MURRILL BONNIE J DAVIS** MARY L. DOUGHERTYtf ANDRfiE MATHERNE CULLENS BRANDON K, BLACK AMY GROVES LOWE KATHERINE B. MUSLOW TIMOTHY J, POCHE d^ M- KRISTEN WRAY MICHAEL A. CRAWFORD WM. ALAN MILLER JOHN B, NOLAND, JR. PHILLIP E. FOCO TODD S MANUEL JOHN ALLAIN VIATOR AUSTEN M ADAMS ANDRE J PORTER OF COUNSEL TOM F PHILLIPS FRANK M COATES, JR. WILLIAM A. NORFOLK JOHN L, GLOVER +LLM IN TAXATION ttBOARD CERTIFIED ESTATE SPECIALIST BOARD CERTIFIED TAX SPECIALIST reoistered patent attorney WRITER'S DIRECT DIAL NUMBER DIRECT DIAL 225-381-0227 Mr. Charles B. Cappel BAGGETT, McCALL, BURGESS & WATSON Post Office Drawer 7820 Lake Charles, LA 70606-7820 RE: Daniel J. Ross, et ux v. Conoco, Inc., et al Dear Bert: With reference to your August 16, 2000 fax concerning illegible documents produced by Ethyl Corporation, we have reviewed the original documents contained in our files and are sorry to report that our original copies are not much better than yours. If you will note on the first page of each document, the following stamp appears "Not Legible When Filmed." We are unable to obtain any better reproductions of these documents. You are welcome to inspect the original of these documents in our offices but the quality is no better than the copy previously provided to you. We are attaching additional copies of these documents with this correspondence in hopes that the new copy will be somewhat better than your old version. Please call if you need anything else. Very truly yours, TAYLOR, PORTER, BROOKS & PHILLIPS, LLP. Enclosures