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December 2$, 1931 Mr. C. A. Riley, Insurance Department, Ashland Refining Co., Ashland, Ky. Dear Mr. Riley: Re: Mr Since writing you on November 10th I have not taken any action in connection with this1Case. It was not m y understanding, either f r o m Dr. Crudgir^gton ts report or from your letter of November 6th, that you : felt it desirable for us to go directly Into this mat ter without further advice from you. I have therefore allowed it to go until I should hear from you further. I am inclined to feel that' the h a n dling of a case of this sort is a m a t t e r for some caution* Considering the absence of any factors which would lead me to feel that the claim had any merits, I should not want to take any action w h i c h would Indicate that/fche Ethyl Corporation has any anxiety over the outcome .of-, the case. If M r . ^ B B B ^ w e r e still in your employ, wp should certainly take immediate steps to look after him. However, under the circumstances I feel it would p r o bably be desirable fo r your'company, as h i s .employer, to get In touch v/ith h i m and to suggest, if y o u wish,, that you would like to have him either see us Or corres pond with us. In other w o r d s , I feel that If you would make the contact for us it w ould be a m u c h more, desiriable thing than for us to operate on our own Initiative. In any case, I should be glad to: h e a r fro m you f u r t h e r as to h o w we can w ork out the most; satisfact ory manner of handling the situation. , Very truly yours, . F?KA:EJT KE 0017004