WEDDINGTON v. JACKSON

Civ. A. No. 68-1977.

331 F.Supp. 1271 (1971)

Edna WEDDINGTON, Individually and Robin Weddington, a minor, by Edna Weddington, her custodial parent and next friend, v. Patricia JACKSON.

United States District Court, E. D. Pennsylvania.

June 15, 1971.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip M. Cagen, Vaparaiso, Ind., for plaintiff.

Albert C. Gekoski, Gekoski & Bogdanoff, Philadelphia, Pa., for defendant.


OPINION AND ORDER

HIGGINBOTHAM, District Judge.

On plaintiff's motion for summary judgment, the underlying issue is the validity of a release executed in Germany, without judicial approval, by the parents of a minor in settlement of a minor's tort claim. The plaintiff contends that as a matter of law, giving effect to such a release would violate the public policy of either Indiana or Pennsylvania — the jurisdictions which allegedly have the most...

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