Sims v. Gernandt

MITCHELL, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff’s complaint and forecast of evidence indicate that she took her car to defendant’s repair shop to have the clutch cable tightened. When she returned for her car, she noticed a peculiar odor and a stain on the carpet near the gas pedal. Defendant agreed to refund the $30.00 fee paid by plaintiff. Defendant then presented plaintiff with a one-sentence release, which plaintiff signed.

Plaintiff alleges she later discovered that her gas line had been damaged while her car was being worked on by defendant, and the damage caused a gasoline leak that resulted in the…