REASON v. LEWIS


260 A.2d 708 (1969)

John R. REASON and Daisy Reason, Plaintiffs Below, Appellants, v. Walter LEWIS and J. Glover, Defendants Below, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Delaware.

December 1, 1969.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Norman N. Aerenson and Bernard Balick, of Aerenson & Balick, Wilmington, for plaintiffs below, appellants.

Edmund D. Lyons, of Morris, James, Hitchens & Williams, Wilmington, for defendants below, appellees.

WOLCOTT, Chief Justice, and CAREY and HERRMANN, JJ., sitting.


HERRMANN, Justice.

This appeal raises the question of whether a release of claims arising from an automobile accident may be avoided by the plaintiff on the ground of mutual mistake as to the existence or extent of personal injuries sustained.

The Trial Court ruled, after preliminary trial of that issue, that the release here involved binds the plaintiff and cannot be avoided. The facts and the conclusions of the...

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