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On October 17, 1941, R. C. Daugherty, chief adjuster for liability claims at Liberty Mutual Insurance Company, thanked Johns-Manville for its "kind cooperation" in preparing the Silva v. Hopeman Brothers case for trial (J-M's help in the defense). The trial had taken twelve days, and the jury, after 11 hours, "returned with a disagreement," so the case would be retried. On October 20 Vandiver Brown sent the letter to A. R. Fisher, a J-M vice-president, explaining that the suit was by a former Hopeman Brothers employee alleging disability from "handling and installing our BX-18 and National Gypsum's Zerocel," and that it was not yet known whether J-M's witnesses would be wanted at the retrial.
- Author
- R. C. Daugherty, Vandiver Brown
- Sent to
- J-M
- Published by
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Johns-Manville
- Date
- October 17, 1941
- Rights
- Republished under fair use for research and historical study.
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Read online Download the PDF Letter, Liberty Mutual to J-M, October 17, 1941 · 1 pages · 31 KB
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In Johns-Manville's chronology
Johns-Manville's own chronology of what the company knew describes this document as follows:
Vandiver Brown sends a copy of a Liberty Mutual letter dated 10/17/1941 concerning the Silva v. Hopeman case to A.R. Fisher
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R. C. Daugherty, Vandiver Brown. “Liberty Mutual to J-M on the Silva v. Hopeman Brothers Hung Jury.” October 17, 1941. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Johns-Manville. AsbestosClaims.Law Library. https://asbestosclaims.law/library/documents/liberty-mutual-to-j-m-on-the-silva-v-hopeman-brothers-hung-jury-1941.
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