Lanni v. Smith
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously affirmed, with costs. Memorandum: General Motors Corporation (GMC), third-party defendant, appeals from Special Term’s order denying its motion to dismiss the third-party complaint. The sole question is whether the release given by Gregg Smith, defendant in the main action and the third-party plaintiff, in return for $10,000 on December 19, 1979 was intended to cover only his claim for personal injuries suffered in a one-car automobile accident, or whether, as GMC claims, it was intended also to include Smith’s claim for contribution arising out of the injuries sustained by…
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