Hanson v. Oljar

Ethel Hanson appeals an Eighteenth Judicial District Court judgment in favor of Mary Oljar and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The District Court found that Ethel Hanson had executed a valid release of all claims relating to an automobile accident and that she was bound by the settlement teftns. We affirm.

Ethel Hanson (Hanson) and Mary Oljar (Oljar) were involved in an automobile accident in Bozeman, Montana, on May 8, 1985. Oljar’s vehicle struck Hanson’s vehicle while Hanson was stopped at an intersection. Both parties were insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance…