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SWORD & SHIELD RESTAURANT v. AMOCO OIL CO.;

11 Mass. App. Ct. 832 (1981)

420 N.E.2d 32

SWORD & SHIELD RESTAURANT, INC. vs. AMOCO OIL COMPANY; RAYMOND S. LEE, third-party defendant.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Essex.

May 13, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald E. Harding for Amoco Oil Company.

Edward M. Mahoney for Raymond S. Lee.

Present: BROWN, CUTTER, & KASS, JJ.

KASS, J.

1. As to the primary issue argued by the parties, the instant case is controlled by Naukeag Inn, Inc. v. Rideout, 351 Mass. 353, 356 (1966), which held that broad general releases drawn "in terms sufficiently comprehensive" discharge all existing claims, whether disclosed or undisclosed. Here the release which Amoco Oil Company (Amoco) gave to its service station tenant, Raymond S. Lee (Lee), discharged Lee...

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