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HAGUE v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY

No. 73-3889.

504 F.2d 364 (1974)

Fred A. HAGUE, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellee, Sears Roebuck and Company, Intervenor.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

November 18, 1974.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Charles T. Sykes, Jr., Crockett Lindsey, Gulfport, Miss., for plaintiff-appellant.

Ben H. Stone, Robert C. Galloway, Gulfport, Miss., for defendant-appellee.

Eldon L. Bolton, Jr., Gulfport, Miss., for Sears.

Before COLEMAN, CLARK and RONEY, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Circuit Judge:

The sole issue on this appeal is the efficacy, under Mississippi law, of an "Absolute Release." The release was given by an employee to his employer in connection with a lump-sum compromise payment of a disputed claim for benefits under the Mississippi Workmen's Compensation Law1 prior to the commencement of an action against an asserted third party tort-feasor. The Mississippi Workmen's Compensation Commission (Commission...

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