CONNELLY v. U. S. STEEL CO.

No. 33663.

161 Ohio St. 448 (1954)

CONNELLY, APPELLEE, v. UNITED STATES STEEL CO., APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 19, 1954.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Marvin Traxler and Mr. Oscar A. Stephens, for appellee.

Messrs. Manchester, Bennett, Powers & Ullman and Mr. John H. Ranz, for appellant.


STEWART, J.

The question of law with which we are concerned is whether the instrument, which plaintiff signed for a consideration of $250, released defendant from liability.

It is a general rule that, where one who has been injured by concurrent acts of two or more persons executes to one of such persons for a valid consideration a contract of settlement and release from all claims and demands for or on account of the injury, reserving no rights against any...

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