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FILE NAME Mundet Cork MCK DATE 1966 DOC MCK130 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION WC Claim of Hunt Pt 2 Potential and Prodhead Prodhead by \ August 18 1977 Five Exchange Street Charleston SC 29402 Dear Joe Subject South Carolina Asbestosia Cases . for calling you out of your meeting but did not know This is with further reference to of August 17 1977 our telephone conversation admissions of fact concerning plaintiff's request for and gemuineness of documents I apologize there was an urgency to I if respond to plaintiff's request conducted industrial insulation such operations after operations We did not conduct now ACandS Inc. wasArmstrong Contracting & Supply Corporation formed as a wholly subsidiary on Accordingly would appear that Enclosed an employment card from ACands That on Melvin L. Hunt that I received by Armstrong Inc. card Contracting & indicates that Hunt was employed the dates of employment Supply Corporation it would and looking at efmrpolmoAyCeadndbsy AtrhmatsttrhoenigrCork CompanyappHeoarwetvheart I hedw oausndneervsetrand - ularly with respect to records are not all that complete partic- fore there is a any employment prior to 1955 and there- our company possibility that Mr. even though Hunt may have worked for it no records reveal that he did be that our records do not our response indicate that to No. 2 would employed by the Contracting unit of Mr. Hunt was ever Armstrong Cork Company os ewer e eSo JosepHh. McGee Esq ~2- Aug1u 8s 19t 77 was involved Nevertheless Travelers Insurance , as cur workman's compensation insurer paid 3,298.00 in permanent and partial disability benefits and the records also reveal that Travelers 203.90 to cover expenses It would appear bibs therefore that No. 3 would have to be admitted unit sa Our Insurance Department has no specific record of having received the exhibit which is the record of claim of Mr. Hunt However I am certain that Travelers Insurance Company received es the exhibit and that being the case I believe we would have 4 ALS to admit Item . Please give me a call if you wish to discuss our answers further I assume you will put our responses in a form for with the Court and if you will then send them to me I will have them signed in behalf of our company " ; Sincerely yours , enclosure | -{.., , ae A. Earl Mays a ae os - oO Soren he fe + ADOD DDEX = ote Ouse DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS DIVISION OF INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS WORKMEN'S WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD | STATE OF CALIFORNIA CASE No. 65 LB 29228 Applicant VS. WESTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY et al Order Approving Compromise and Release AND | 4 ORDER DENYING LIEN CLAIM Defendants GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the lien claim of the Department of Employment be and it hereby is denied ; The parties to the entitled action having filed a Compromise and Release herein on March 28 1966 through August 29 1966 settling this case for 15,135.08 in addition to all sums which may have been paid previously and requesting that it be approved and this Board having considered the entire record including said Compromise and Release now finds that it should be approved and pursuant to Notice of Intention and GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR IT IS ORDERED that said Compromise and Release be and it is hereby approved and the proceeds paid as follows AETNCA ASUALTY BY AETNA JOSEPH SILVER & & SURETY COMPANY F. BOYLE lien claimant MCWILLIAMS 259.50 Lien for living expenses 475.00 As attorneys MELVIN L. HUNT fee 1.450.00 applicant 1.450.0a0es 1,925.00 601.86 i 4 ? | ? 2,786.36 2,786.36 TO MELVIN HUNT applicant .. COM. PANY CO. MPANY . . 12,348.72 ; BY AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE COMPANY .....cccecceceesee 2,714.93 BY STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND .........cccceeeaceee 871.43 . cc 451.63 BY FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY ccccecuccceccvess { BY HARDWARE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY COMPANY seus .e 190.30 ! BY PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE COMPANY weaeee 1,866.56 1,866.56 1,866.56 | BY THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE COMPANY " see MUTUAL 3,386.49 556.84 BY EMPLOYERS LIAB OF BY ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES 194.26 | BY RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY WISCONSIN + ... ... tenes ... wove Bes , 25.00 745.50 BY INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY bd ec eee nesecaeaeerees 745.50 I BY ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY cn ...0...c en c e dec e enc eceeenes 40.43 MUTUAL BY LIBERTY INSURANCE SERVED ON ALL PARTIES LISTED INSURANINSCURAENCE COMPANYCOMPANY . $ 1,305.35 1,305.35 RECORD 15,135.08 ON THE OFFICIAL ADDRESS 15,135.08 15,135.08 ~ Date 9-14-66 C Inglan | | GEAL SEPTEMBER SEPTEMBER 14 1966 // BAYNCED LEAVER Referee WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION AFFEALS AFFEALS DATED AT LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA BOARD | MICAE MICAE MICAE FORM CY PEY MICAE CY 2.661 2.661 2.661 64577-897 2-45 10 0 0 Cres  . A- LADY LADY LADY OBMX OMLIX CASE NO 65 LB 29228 MELVIN L. HUNT VS. WESTERN WESTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY DBA WESTERN ASBESTOS SUPPLY AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO J. T. THORPE INC STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND UNITED CORK COMPANY ARMSTRONG CORK ARMSTRONG COMPANY METALCLAD CORPORATION JOHNS OWENS MANVILLE SALES CORP.; CORNING FIBERGLASS FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO HARDWARE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.; PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO EMPLOYERS MUTUAL LIABILITY- THORPE INSULATION COMPANY INSURANCE CO OF WISCONSIN i MUNDET CORK COMPANY ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO REESE INSULATION RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY BALDWIN EHRET COMPANY INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY FIBERGLASS ENGINEERING CO ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY C. F. BRAUN & COMPANY LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO THE E. J. BARTELLS COMPANY MONROE FOOD MACHINERY INDUSTRIAL FURNACES INC INDUSTRIAL SERVICE & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES CORK COMPANY ARMSTRONG CONTRACTING -w Attorneys : Referee Dictated RAYMOND LEAVER September 14 1966 Injury From 1940 thru 1965 Silver & McWilliams for applicant by Edwin Silver attorneys J. D. Henderson representative for American Motorists Insurance Company James Hummel representative for Employers Mutual Liability Insurance Company of Wisconsin Steven Schweitzer representative for Fireman's Fund Insurance Company Clopton & Penny by Allan Schummer attorneys for The Travelers Insurance Company Industrial Indemnity Company and Reliance Insurance Company James J. Wood attorney for Argonaut Insurance Co Weingand Kendig & Stockwell by Eugene Barnes attorneys for Liberty Mutual Insurance Aetna Casualty and Surety Company Company and as William H. Hunter representative for Zurich Insurance Company Franklin Kaye attorney Insurance Fund for State Compensation Herlihy Herlihy Jones & Nelson by Douglas Tipton attorneys for The Travelers Insurance Company Roberts and Thomason by James C. Thomason attorneys for Pacific Employers Insurance Company and Hardware Mutual Insurance Company OPINION OF REFEREE ON COMPROMISE AND RELEASE AND ORDER ORDER APPROVING DENYING LIEN CLAIM For the reasons set forth in the various Compromise and Release agreements and based upon the competence of counsel the settlement - appears adequate and should be agreements on file amount to a approved The twelve 12 separate total figure of 15,135.08 Travelers and Fireman's Fund each appear on two agreements AGOO / 3834 aoe eee, moet ADD OBDX her 12 TH 9/14/66 one carrier has made advance payments which of course At leatostbe deducted from the amount payable | Applicant's of475.00 attorneys are entitled toa lien for and to a requested requested fee of 1,450.00 living expenses Dr. For the Joseph F. Boyle is allowed a lien of 259.50 the sake share of of convenience all liens are to Aetna Casualty & Surety Company be paid out of Pursuant to Notice of Intention Intention of Employment is denied the lien claim of the Department ci Raymont Raymont Raymont Raymont Leaver Leaver Referee Raymond Leaver _ WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEALS BOARD