THOMAS v. SHEEHAN

No. 52399.

149 N.W.2d 842 (1967)

Jack THOMAS, Appellee, v. William M. SHEEHAN and John W. Hatfield, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 4, 1967.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, by Michael Figenshaw, Des Moines, for appellant, William M. Sheehan.

Gill & Huscher, Des Moines, for appellee.


SNELL, Justice.

This is an action for personal injuries.

The question here is the sufficiency of the evidence to generate a jury question as to a mutual mistake of fact incident to the execution of a release. On the issue before us there is no material controversy in the testimony. There is controversy as to the conclusions to be drawn therefrom.

Plaintiff while operating his automobile was "rear-ended." He seeks recovery from defendant Sheehan for...

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