East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia Railway Co. v. Hayes

Blandford, Justice.

The defendant in error brought his action in the court below against the plaintiff in error to recover damages for injuries which he alleged he had received by reason of the carelessness and negligence of its servants and agents. To this action the defendant pleaded the general issue, and accord and satisfaction, in this, that before the commencement of the plaintiff’s action, the plaintiff and defendant had agreed upon a settlement, by which the plaintiff was to receive and did receive $100 in satisfaction of any injury which he had received from the defendant, and by…