Carruth v. Fritch

36 Cal.2d 426 (1950)

BETTY JANE CARRUTH, Appellant,

v.

ROBERT FRITCH et al., Respondents.

L. A. No. 20946.

Supreme Court of California. In Bank.

Dec. 12, 1950.

Edward Raiden for Appellant.

Eugene S. Ives and John Leslie Goddard for Respondents.

EDMONDS, J.

Betty Jane Carruth is suing for damages assertedly sustained by her on account of personal injuries which she received in a traffic accident. The complaint, filed more than one year after the time of injury, alleges that upon representations of the owner of the automobile in which she was injured, she executed a release of her right to recover…