Legal Opinion
Elsie v. Firemaster Apparatus
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided September 6, 1988No. 54235PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CRANDALL, Presiding Judge.
Plaintiff, Robert Elsie, appeals from a grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants, Firemaster Apparatus, a corporation, and Dana Bentzinger. The issue presented is whether the specific release of a joint tort-feasor by plaintiff also discharged defendants from liability arising out of the same claim. 1 We hold that under Section 537.060, RSMo (1986) the release did not extend to defendants. We therefore reverse and remand.
On December 27, 1982, plaintiff, acting within the scope of his employment with Boswell Oil Company, Inc. (Boswell), was operating a motor…
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