Stewart v. Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad

The appellant sought damages for personal injuries. To the complaint the appellees answered that for a consideration stated the appellant had released and discharged the appellees from all liability on account of the injuries complained of, and to this answer the appellant replied in two paragraphs, to each of which the lower court sustained the appellee’s demurrer for insufficient facts. That ruling is the only alleged error presented by the record and argument.

The release and discharge so pleaded was as follows: “Know all men by these presents, that I, for and in consideration of the sum of…