Legal Opinion
Noonan v. Williams
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided December 12, 1996No. 95-CV-240PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERRY, Associate Judge:
Our task in this case is to construe a general release from liability that appellant signed after an automobile accident in which he was injured. We must decide whether an alleged joint tortfeasor (appellee Williams) is discharged from liability when the injured party (appellant Noonan) executes a general release that purports to release not only two other named tortfeasors, but “all other” potentially liable persons. The trial court answered this question in the affirmative and granted summary judgment for Williams. We reverse.
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