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aeeew 1. n. n.-t x... l1TJg9V ORLEANS - A Federal Appeals Court' has Opheld a Muami Fedbral Oourt ruling exonerating a ~siiacoo firm ia the death of a Cbeonut Grove man from ~ cancer caused by cigaret smoking. The jury b.d aeclded'tliat tsfiile,cigaret amok- !ag helped cause the death of 49-year-old buifding sralractor Edwin, Gteen in February 1958, the tobaooo firm - American Tobacco Co. - could net have forseen that L,ockf, Strike smokers would be e.dangered by'smoke inhalation. In New York, American Tobacco President P aul! Hahn said,the company was gratified by the decision if the 5th U. S. Circuit Court of' Appeals. Green had filedlthe suit',in1957;,several months -befbne be died. His son„Edwin Green Jr., a~ae sub- stttnted as a plaintiff, under Florida law. Tlie,elder (lreen's widow, Mary, of 2712 SW 17th Ave., also helped carry on the 1%-million-dollar suit. Green's depoaitio ~ r een said he had smoked at least ree packs of'Luckiea a dAy for 25 years and stopped L late 1958 when he started coughing blood. MORNING JOtRNAL STAR i Tli i no s a, I Peor May 6, 1962 Court Upholds Ruling-- Smoking Caused Cancer NEW ORLF.ANS' la1 -'ime 5th not have foreseen that L u ck y' U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals Strike trsers wmtid be etdang- yesterday upheld the verdict of a ered by smoke inhalation. Florida, j>ury si^hIch found I that a man died of limg, cancer caused by cigarette smoking but exoner- ated the cigarette manufacturer. Edwin Green, Sr. brought the tndt against the American To•' baccd Co. in December, 1957, 7ni New York, Gompany' Pres- id6nt Paul Rahn said' the com- pany was gratified at the deoi- sion, adding that the ruling' af= firms the fuding for the company made by the first jury to,cordider' and' render a verdict in a hmgg claiming be.had, developed lunglcancer,ease im•nFi:ng smokiW^ cancer as a, result of smoking luekgStri@e cigarettes.. Green died' a few months later. lFnder Florida 1aw, his' son, E& wardl Green Jr.,, was substitirted! as plaintlff; Green's widow also fi7bd suit. The Florida Jury decided' that cigarette smoking was the cause or, one of the causes of the cancerr which led to Gteen s death, but held that the tobacco firm could RIuRMOND TIIt'S-DI°PATCH' Richmond, V1rginip May 5. 1962 Cigaret %4-er Exonerated In Cancer-Srnokiag Case NEW' ORLEA\S;. May4 TAeFlnriifa Jur.•decided UP=11Ve Fifth, l:nited Stale. thvt righret••nok'n was the (lrntlt Court ofAppealu nas ~ uphelAthecerdict of a Florida ca"se or onee oSth.causes nf~ jury ..hic9 tn'ind that a man the e:neer whirh led to Gixxenla d6ed of' htngcaneercaused hy death, twt held that 1hee ttseigaret smnking but eKOnacated b'&oco firm rouid'aot' nake fore- tM,eiaaret.manufacturer, seen th'at. Lucky Strike usets. Eduin Green. Sr. hn+ught'.woulfllbeendanVeredbysmokrthe suitagainstttie. Americanihhaiataon;. Tr,hrrm Co. In D.cemher. lA4„ In New Yhrk:, Pa:d Yl:hn etaimnp, he: had devekMedlunZ, pre,il+nt o!'Atnern. -an To'aaocncancersso result.of smoking'•aitt.the.corrpanyw+as.-atifler! 'LuckyStrika:cig.rets. at,t'ne.decls:m: ad'inr.that the, Green died a, few months ruhnr , af9.rme the flnding . for later. t1nder Fibrida law. his . the compan::y made by theftnt son. Fdwatdl Green Jr.. was ]Ury to consider and randar ei substituted asplain4lft, Gieeds%eniictina lung cancerr oa-•c widow, alsn:flied.suiti tnvolvine, smaking: -r.. :. . ~ 4r ,.,