CHENAULT v. W. C. AND A. N. MILLER DEVELOPMENT CO.

No. 3035.

184 A.2d 852 (1962)

Bernice CHENAULT, Appellant, v. W. C. AND A. N. MILLER DEVELOPMENT CO., Appellee.

Municipal Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

Decided October 10, 1962.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bruce R. Harrison, Washington, D. C., with whom James H. Myrick, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellant.

Anthony J. Siciliano, Washington, D. C., with whom John J. Daly, Washington, D. C., was on the brief, for appellee.

Before HOOD, Chief Judge, and QUINN and MYERS, Associate Judges.


QUINN, Associate Judge.

Appellant sought to recover for personal injuries sustained as a result of a fall while a passenger in a bus owned and operated by appellee. In its answer appellee alleged that the injuries were caused by the sole or contributory negligence of appellant and that the action was barred by a standard release executed by her on the advice of her attorney. At trial appellant sought to set aside the release, contending that it was obtained by her...

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