Pennington v. American Telephone & Telegraph Co.

GRIFFIN, Circuit Judge.

In this wrongful death action based on diversity jurisdiction, plaintiff-appellant James Pennington, Administrator for the Estate of Ariis Pennington (“the Estate”), appeals the orders of the district court granting summary judgment in favor of defendant-appellee American Telephone and Telegraph Company (“AT & T”). Dismissal of the suit was premised upon the Estate’s execution of a document entitled “Release of All Claims” (the “Release”), whereby the Estate agreed, in exchange for payment of approximately $95,000, to release and forever discharge from potential…