Seifert v. Burroughs

The law of Ohio is well-settled that an injured party is entitled to only one satisfaction for his injuries, “and that receipt of full compensation from one of several persons whose concurrent acts of negligence are the basis of a suit for damages for personal injuries releases all.” (Emphasis added.) Royal Indemnity Co. v. Becker (1930), 122 Ohio St. 582, 589, 173 N.E. 194, 196; see, also, id. at paragraph one of the syllabus.

More particularly, we have held that “in an action to recover damages * * * claimed to have been caused by * * * two defendants [where] the amount of damages sustained…