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SIMS v. BRYAN

52653.

140 Ga. App. 69 (1976)

230 S.E.2d 39

SIMS et al. v. BRYAN.

Court of Appeals of Georgia.

Decided October 1, 1976.

Rehearing Denied October 21, 1976.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger W. Moister, Jr., for appellants.

Henning, Chambers & Mabry, Wilbur C. Brooks, Ronald A. Lowry, A. J. Welch, Jr., for appellee.

DEEN, Presiding Judge.

1. The first question raised is whether the Turman document is a release or a covenant not to sue. We are well satisfied that it is a release: It is so styled and it purports to free this defendant from liability for all "actions and causes of action" arising from the collision between the vehicles. The basic distinction, as pointed out in Henderson v. Garbutt, 121 Ga.App. 291, 292 (

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