PAYSEUR v. RUDISILL

No. 7227SC92.

189 S.E.2d 562 (1972)

Russell PAYSEUR, by his Guardian ad Litem, Aileen Payseur v. Kenneth Dwight RUDISILL et al.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Certiorari Denied August 31, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas J. Wilson, Lincolnton, for plaintiff appellant.

Carpenter, Golding, Crews & Meekins by John G. Golding, Charlotte, for defendants appellees.


Certiorari Denied by Supreme Court August 31, 1972.

VAUGHN, Judge.

Where a release or a covenant not to sue is given to one or more persons liable in tort for the same injury it does not discharge any other tort-feasor from liability unless its terms so provide. G.S. § 1B-4.

The release in the present case clearly preserved the right to proceed against other tort-feasors. Here, however, the injured party is a minor. The settlement of a minor's...

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