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PIERCE v. ORR

87-160.

540 So.2d 1364 (1989)

Dorothy PIERCE, as administratrix of the estate of Johnnie Pierce, deceased v. H. Bernie ORR.

Supreme Court of Alabama.

February 24, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert T. Cunningham, Jr., and Andrew T. Citrin of Cunningham, Bounds, Yance, Crowder & Brown, Mobile, for appellant.

W. Boyd Reeves and A. Danner Frazer of Armbrecht, Jackson, DeMouy, Crowe, Holmes & Reeves, Mobile, for appellee.

PER CURIAM.

This is a medical malpractice case, brought pursuant to the third-party provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act (Ala.Code 1975, § 25-5-11). The plaintiff appeals from a holding that a general release executed by her and her husband upon the settlement of the now-deceased husband's workmen's compensation claim against his employer discharged the unnamed third-party tort-feasor. We reverse.

On October 18, 1979, Johnnie Pierce suffered injuries...

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