GANNETT v. LOWELL


16 Mass. App. Ct. 325 (1983)

450 N.E.2d 1121

PETER COLE GANNETT vs. JAMES S. LOWELL, individually, as trustee, and as administrator, & others.

Appeals Court of Massachusetts, Suffolk.

July 5, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Joshua Samuel for the plaintiff.

William B. Dailey for the defendants.

Present: HALE, C.J., GRANT, & KASS, JJ.


HALE, C.J.

The plaintiff appeals from a judgment dismissing his complaint following the allowance of the defendants' motions for summary judgment grounded on a release signed by the plaintiff. We hold that the plaintiff's action is barred by the release and affirm the judgment.

On March 27, 1978, the plaintiff entered into an agreement with the defendant James S. Lowell's intestate, Laurel Lowell, wherein...

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