Wheeler v. State
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Bergan, J. P.
Claimant was injured while riding on a State highway in a vehicle driven by her husband. In the course of trial in the Court of Claims in which the only negligence leading to the occurrence of the accident set forth in a pleading was the negligence of the State, a general release in favor of claimant’s husband was offered in evidence by the State.
After taking proof of the facts surrounding the execution of the release, the court received the instrument as an exhibit in evidence over the claimant’s objection; and although a full record was made on merits of the claim, it was…
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