Legal Opinion
Troy News Co. v. City of Troy
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 21, 1990PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCasey, J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Travers, J.), entered January 16, 1990 in Rensselaer County, which, inter alia, granted defendants’ motions for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
At issue on this appeal is whether the releases signed by plaintiff in settling a prior action against defendants bar this action. Supreme Court held that the releases were general releases which barred future claims, including the ones asserted in this action. Defendants’ motions for summary judgment were granted, resulting in this appeal by plaintiff.
Plaintiff is the owner of real property in the…
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