Legal Opinion
Marshall v. Cundiff
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided March 8, 1971No. Record No. 7299PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCochran, J.
The question for determination is whether the trial court erred in setting aside as contrary to the law and evidence a jury verdict for Michael Lee Marshall, the defendant, upholding the validity of a release executed by the plaintiff, Malcolm J. Cundiff.
*674Cundiff filed a motion for judgment seeking damages for personal injuries allegedly sustained when automobiles which he and Marshall were operating collided on September 4, 1964. Marshall filed a “Special Plea of Release” asserting that the action was barred by a general release executed by Cundiff for valuable consideration. By answer to the…
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