MELVIN v. STEVENS

No. 1 CA-CIV 641.

10 Ariz. App. 357 (1969)

458 P.2d 977

Gerald C. MELVIN, Appellant, v. James W. STEVENS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Arizona, Division 1. Department A.

September 16, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles Christakis, Phoenix, for appellant.

Kenneth S. Scoville and LeRoy Hofmann, Phoenix, for appellee.


DONOFRIO, Presiding Judge.

This is an appeal by the plaintiff in a personal injury action which resulted in the entry of a judgment in favor of defendant because of a general release executed by plaintiff. The question to be determined is the validity and effect of the release in the face of allegations of fraud and mutual mistake.

On April 30, 1961, the plaintiff-appellant, Gerald Melvin, was injured in an automobile accident near Salome, Arizona, when his...

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