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FILE NAME: Insulators Workers' Comp Claims (IWC) DATE: 1966 DOC#: IWC008 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Claimant - Hunt, Melvin L. t i } . \ 'riff) ' V 1' Joseph H. McGee," Esq. . Bulat, Moan, Smythe & McGee Plve Exchange Street ' Charleston, SC 29^02 Bear Joe* - f Subject* South Carolina Aabestosia Cases . Ihls Is with further reference to our *1 - ^ .1 _ of August 1 7 , 1977 concerning 3 eonversatlon admissions of ** for calling you out of I apologize there was an urgency \ bu* 1 *** not ^ow If ^ nCy to spend to plaintiff's request. With respect to Item 1 , our ccernamr b^t . conspany prior to Hovetiber 26,1 & v ^ 0 conducted industrial i n w i n f i ^ ' tfat COntracted for and -?u=h SSSS!: "* * * * Sr! - *"* * C M 4 S ,^ i^ 2 S t M S , t o S S i1 i i Htoik ttat 1 recelTOl S . ' S 2 S S 2 ? *>*& 5 S S ? S fta ACandS that th^r r e c c ^ ^ ' n o t ^ r ^ f 40 understand larly with respect to ^ f*!?1 that CQPlete, partic- fre# there Is a possibility that Mr wf**** and there- our cosroany, even though no recordf^-^i vorked for Accordingly, it would^oeL t w i ^ tha* he did* be that our recox^do ^ 8ponse to No. 2 would * * * * by the "Contracting u n i t ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ disease 08 * "* C " ^ - I thST* * *" oecuPft**l not t a . Joseph H. McGee, Esq. -2 August lB, 1977 was involved. nevertheless, Travelers Insurance Company, as our workmen's compensation Insurer, paid $3*298.00 in permanent and partial disability benefits, and the records also reveal that Travelers paid $203.90 to cover expenses, it would appear, therefore, that Ho. 3 would have to he admitted. Our Insurance Department has no specific record of having received the exhibit, which Is the record of claim of Mr. Hunt. However, I aa certain that Travelers Insurance Company received the exhibit, and that being the case, I believe we would have 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 fora for filing with the Court} and if you will then send them to me, X will have them signed in behalf of our company. Sincerely yours, enclosure A. Earl l ' i '` wo 5 5 s s I i S ^ ^ S - '*-" 3 >*.* , AdOO 'O d 3 X 1OAU 0 DEPARTM ENT o f in d u str ia l r ela t io n s d ivisio n o f in d u str ia l a c c id e n t s WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION APPEALS Y f^ STATE OF CALIFORNIA BOARD L. HUNT; Applicant vs. WESTERN ASBESTOS COMPANY, et al Defendants C ase N o . 65 L B 2 92 28 Order Approving Compromise and Release AND ORDER DENYING L IE N CLAIM GOOD CAUSE APPEARING THEREFOR: I T I S HEREBY ORDERED t h a t th e l i e n cla im o f th e D epartm ent o f Em ploym ent, be and i t h ereb y i s d e n ie d . The parties to the above-entitled action having filed a Compromise and Release herein, on M a rch 2 8 , 1966 th ro u g h A u g u s t 2 9 , 1966 .. , . , . - _ . - c no settling this case for $ 1 5 ,1 3 5 .0 8 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, p u r s u a n t t o N o t i c e o f I n t e n t i o n , a n d , G O O D C A U S E A P P E A R I N G T H E R E F O R : IT IS O R D E R E D that said Compromise and Release be, and it is hereby approved, and the proceeds paid as follows: BY AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY: ' TO: DR. JOSEPH F . BOYLE, l i e n c l a i m a n t ______ $ SILVER & MCWILLIAMS 2 5 9 .5 0 L ie n f o r l i v i n g e x p e n s e s ..! 4 7 5 .0 0 As a t t o r n e y s ' f e e ......................... 1 ,4 5 0 .0 0 1 ,9 2 5 .0 0 I M ELV IN L . H U NT, a p p l i c a n t ..................................... 6 0 1 .8 6 ! 2 , 786.36 iI TO M ELV IN H UNT, a p p l i c a n t ........................................................... 1 2 ,3 4 8 .7 2 i BY AM ERICAN M O TO R IST S IN SU R A N CE COMPANY......................................... 2 ,7 1 4 .9 3 iI BY STATE COM PENSATION IN SU R A N CE FU N D .................................................. 871.43 BY F IR E M A N 'S FUND IN SU R A N C E COMPANY..................................................... 451.63 BY HARDWARE MUTUAL IN SU R A N C E COMPANY.................................................. 190.30 1 BY P A C I F I C EM PLOYERS IN SU R A N C E COMPANY......................... 1 BY THE TR A V ELER S IN S U R A N C E .C O M P A N Y ..................................... BY EM PLOYERS MUT77 ju lA B . I N S . W ISCONSIN BY ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE COMPANIES BY R E L IA N C E IN SU R A N C E COMPANY............. 2-5! 00 BY IN D U S T R IA L IN D E M N IT Y COMPANY______ BY ARGONAUT IN SU R A N C E COMPANY................ 745.50 40.4 3 D2te:9-i4-66Br/s/ C* BY LIB ER T Y MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY SERVED ON ALL PARTIES LISTED ON THE OFFICIAL ADDRESS RECORD 1 ,3 0 5 .3 5 $ 1 5 ,1 3 5 .0 8 (SAL) , _ S*/ R A J LEAVER I SEPTEMBER 1 4 , 1966 Re Ne r e e , WOKEAIEFHT- CC'M'PEN'SATLTON APPEA LS DATED AT LONG BEACH, C A LIFO R N IA BOARD D!A V/CAS 'FCV. f4*T-rl *-* 11Mf!)oi* CASE NO. 65 LB 29228 MELVIN L. HUNT ':'^ST3RN ASBESTOS COMPANY P3A WESTERN ASBESTOS SUPPLY; j. T. THORPE, INC.; ttNITED CORK COMPANY; co r k TTmvrpflNYr^ METALCLAD CORPORATION; JOHNS MANVILLE SALES CORP.; OWENS CORNING FIBERGLASS; THORPE INSULATION COMPANY; MUNDET CORK COMPANY; REESE INSULATION; BALDWIN EHRET-HILL COMPANY; FIBERGLASS ENGINEERING CO.; C. F. BRAUN & COMPANY; THE E. J. BARTELLS COMPANY; MONROE FOOD MACHINERY; INDUSTRIAL FURNACES, INC.; INDUSTRIAL SERVICE & ENGINEERING COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA; LOS-- ANGELES CORK COMPANY ; Arm strong co n t r a ct in g T^> AETNA CASUALTY & SURETY COMPANY: AMERICAN MOTORISTS INSURANCE CO.; STATE COMPENSATION INSURANCE FUND FIREMAN'S FUND INSURANCE CO.; HARDWARE MUTUAL INSURANCE CO.; PACIFIC EMPLOYERS INSURANCE CO.; THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE CO.; EMPLOYERS MUTUAL LIABILITY-- INSURANCE CO. OF WISCONSIN; ZURICH AMERICAN INSURANCE CO.; RELIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY; INDUSTRIAL INDEMNITY COMPANY; ARGONAUT INSURANCE COMPANY; LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE CO. Referee : Dictated: Injury: RAYMOND LEAVER September 14, 1966 From 1940 thru 1965 Attorneys: - Silver & McWilliams by Edwin Silver, attorneys for applicant; J. D. Henderson, representative for American Motorists Insurance Company; James Hummel, representative forEmployers 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 Company and -4 Aetna Casualty and Surety Company; " William H. Hunter, representative for Zurich Insurance Company; Franklin Kaye, attorney for State Comoensation Insurance Fund; * 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 ORDER APPROVING COMPROMISE AND RELEASE AND ORDER DENYING LIEN CLAIM .for the reasons set forth in tne various Compromise and Release agreements, and based upon the competence of counsel, the settlement appears adequate and should be approved. The twelve (12) separate agreements on file amount to a total figure of $15 ,1 3 5 08 Travelers and Fireman's Fund each aopear on two agreements . AUOO Od3X <3 I-es0]* 29228 9/14/66 SP'""' t one carrier has made advance payments, which, of course, deducted from the amount payable. S 4 er,i-.c attorneys are entitled to a lien for living expenses and ? n yJeqUested fee of $1,50.00. Dr. Joseph P. Boyle is allowed a lien of $259-50. For the sake of convenience, all liens are to be paid out of the share of Aetna Casualty & Surety Company. Pursuant to Notice of Intention, the lien claim of the Department of Employment is denied. ./ / Referee Raymond Leaver .Tnoinmnc PHMPTTMSAT>Tf)N APPEALS BOARD /ci