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COTMAN v. WHITEHEAD

164 S.E.2d 681 (1968)

Hydelia COTMAN v. Winfred WHITEHEAD et al.

Supreme Court of Appeals of Virginia.

December 6, 1968.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Eichner, Richmond (Allen, Allen, Allen & Allen, Richmond, on brief), for plaintiff in error.

Robert P. Beaver, Nathan H. Smith, Richmond (Travis W. Poole, Sands, Anderson, Marks & Clarke, Richmond, on brief), for defendants in error.

Before EGGLESTON, C. J., and BUCHANAN, SNEAD, I'ANSON, CARRICO, GORDON, and HARRISON, JJ.

BUCHANAN, Justice.

The question in this case is whether a release executed by the plaintiff barred her from recovering from defendants in this personal injury action.

Hydelia Cotman, plaintiff, brought the action against Nannie Lee Jones, driver of an automobile in which plaintiff was riding, and against Winfred Whitehead, driver of a truck which was in collision with Mrs. Jones' car, seeking damages for personal...

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