Legal Opinion
White v. American Motors Sales Corp.
District Court, W.D. Virginia
Decided November 16, 1982No. Civ. A. 81-0015-A, 81-0098-APublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GLEN M. WILLIAMS, District Judge.
On April 12, 1979, the plaintiff, Carol White, was operating a 1974 American Motors Gremlin automobile in Yadkin County, North Carolina. Ms. White’s automobile was struck from the rear by an automobile driven by Jeffery Freund and owned by Allen Martin Casstevens. The Gremlin burst into flames upon impact and White was severely burned.
On September 17, 1980, in her lawyer’s office in Independence, Virginia, Ms. White executed an instrument releasing Freund and Casstevens from liability. The release also released:
all other persons, firms or…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- McMillan v. McMillanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1979
- Philip Bilancia and Laura H. Bilancia v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1976
- Terry v. Double Cola Bottling CompanySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1964
- Smith v. MercerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1970
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Alsup v. Firestone Tire & Rubber Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1984
- Haigh v. Matsushita Elec. Corp. of AmericaDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1987
- Richard O'Brien Companies v. Challenge-Cook Bros.District Court, D. Colorado · 1987
- Noonan v. WilliamsDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1996
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