Davis v. Zaban Storage Co.

Mrs. W. E. Davis brought suit against Zaban Storage Company Inc. for damages sustained by her through the alleged negligence of the defendant in respect to certain household goods which she had stored in the defendant’s warehouse, some of which were damaged and the rest destroyed by fire. The defendant answered, denying liability,, and further set up a plea of accord and satisfaction by reason of a release executed by the plaintiff on March 7, 1938, subsequent to the fire, and reading as follows: “This hereby releases the Zaban Storage for any claim whatsoever in connection with damage to…