Fishburn v. Barker

The plaintiff-appellant, Robert Fishburn, appeals from the dismissal of his personal injury suit against the defendantsjappellees Helen Barker, Ronald Graves, and International Electric Company of Dynacharge. We affirm.

In response to the plaintiff’s personal injury complaint, the defendants asserted the affirmative defense that the parties had settled the cause. The court ordered a bifurcated trial, the first phase to consider the affirmative defense of settlement. Following trial of the affirmative defénse, the court dismissed the suit based on the jury’s finding that with the plaintiff’s…