Cleere v. United Parcel Service, Inc.

HUNTER, Judge:

This appeal arises from a suit for damages for personal injury resulting from a four-car accident. The circumstances surrounding the accident itself are immaterial to the issue raised on appeal. Plaintiff Cleere, appellant here, initially brought suit against three defendants, alleging that the concurrent negligence of all three was the proximate cause of her injuries. Prior to trial, appellant Cleere settled her claim against two of the defendants for consideration in the amount of $46,500, and as a result thereof, executed a release and dismissed her suit as to those two…