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    "ocrText": "So far as we have been able to ascortain noither the manufacturers of such\npaint nor the person engated in applying it, nor scientific mon familar with\nredium had any Aden that the hazard was involved in the application of\npaint to watch dials, until trouble devoloped among our amployees in (1924).\nSome of the plaintiffs vitnesses concede that they Innw nothing of any such\nhasard prior to the time when the trouble developed among our former\nemployees. No instance has been cited of any such hazard being knowm by\nanyone prior to that time. Under the se circunstances wo think that we wore\nnot negligent in uning the same method which has gonerally been employed\nby the trade, and had not resulted in injury to anyone 90 far as was then\nlmom.\nThese facts will be fully devoloped in the course of the defense at the\nhearing.\nTe think that we should not be asked at this time to go into\ndetail, as yot, howevor the publio has heard but one side of the case,\nand ONe. think that judgent should be reserved untãl the other side)pa boon\npresented. It should be Born in mind that the plaintiffs hnd loft our\nemploy long before they became ill. Opinione may differ as to whether\nthis illness is attributable to exposure to radium, but even if it is, these\nmost unfortunate circunstances are due to a hazard which ha above stated\nwas entirely unlmown at the time the risk was incurred.\nThe Company has not delayed the trial of these cases, it has been ready to\nproceed, and has proceeded on every day on which they have been set dom\nfor trial. Neither the Company nor the Court has deleyed the trial of\nthese cases. These cases were sot dom in regular course for hearing\nin the court of Chancery, and in fact were set dom for a hearing at an\nearlier date than ordinarily occurs in Chandery cases, which require a\nlong time for trial. The Company has not asiced for delny, and the Court\nhas expedited the case as mach as was possible under all the circunstances.\nThe ugual course was followed in continuing the hearing to September. The\nCourt set the casos dom for the first available date. It should be born\nin mind that the plaintiffe admitted that in the sumer of 1925 they Inew\nsubstantially as wuch about their alleged cause of action as they Innow now,\nand yet they delayed the institution of suit for noarly two years after the\ntime they concede that they had such knowledge. Most of the delay which\nhas occured, therefore, is to the plaintiffe and the remainder\nof the delay is mavoidable.\nThe Company had its witnesses in court\nprepared to present its defense at the lagt hearing. The plaintiffe case\nhowever, was not concluded in time to permit it do do so."
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