The court erred in determining as a matter of law that the general release delivered to John I. Phlegar, Jr., discharged the defendant, a cotort-feasor. The general release effected a settlement of the action in New Jersey. Under the circumstances, the law of New Jersey should have been applied in a determination of the effect of the general release upon the liability of a cotort-feasor. The burden of...
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