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NTER- OFFICE RRESPONOENCE Et hyl Gaso l ine Co r po r at io n At l a n t a Of f i c e RHODES-Ha VERTY BUILDING At l a nt a , Geor gia : ; April 6, 19S0. CO EEDEHTIAL DR ROBT. AXEH03, Dear Dr. Kehoe, During the time that I talked mth the officials of the Orange State Oil Company and the representative of the Maryland Casualty Company in Miami the early part of this -week, Mr. Kille of the insurance com pany asked me whomhe should contact in our organiza tion in the event that his people felt there was a joint legal responsibility between his company and ours in the death of Hubbard* because of the fact that we introduced the tetraethyl lead into the tank at Tampa. I advised him that I did not know and suggested that he would best write to you to deter mine this. Since then, I received the attached letter from Mr* Van Brunt, copy of which went to Mr. Hille, asking for the date when John Murphey spiked the tank in question. I have advised Mr, Yah- Brunt that this occurred in January of 1934, which information you vd.ll remember was contained in your report. II ammentioning this to you and amattaching the lqtter in order that you will be informed beforehand of what the insurance company is thinking about. Very truly yours, JAC/p.L enclosure \)JC\5A?.r Costello. y 0C-ifr.Lewis with enclosure O fficer* D. W. HARRIS, President J. E. PENN, Vice-Pres. 6* Gen. Mgr. R. W. VAN BRUNT, Secret ary Or ang e St at e O il Co mpany PETROLEUM 'CITIES1' vser vice; PRODU CT S eee= e Phone 7- I 6 0 I 3 6 a N. E. 5 8 t h T ERRACE MIAMI, FLORIDA April 4, 1940 SUBJECT* Hubbard Case Officers P. G. PEMBERT ON, Treasurer D. P. LEARY, Asst . Sec'y H. G. WALTERS, Asst . Trees. Mr J. A. Costello District Manager Ethyl Gasolene Corporation Rhodes-Haverty Building Atlanta, Georgia Dear Mr* Costello: Tilth further reference to the above, will you please be so kind as to refer again to the records of the Ethyl Gasolene Corporation and ascertain and advise us the exact date on which tank $201 in Tampa was leaded by your Mr. Murphy* 7fe should like to have this information for our files in connection with this case and a reply at your first convenience will be appreciated* Yours very truly, ORANGE ATS-'OTL-COMPANY ' R* W* Van Brunt, Secretary EWB*VP : CC* Mr* J* b* Kille, Manager Miami Claim Division Maryland Casualty Company 220 Seybold Building Miami, Florida N24479.01 AIR ilklh ;keT 0021084