Legal Opinion
J. Edgar Stevens v. Illinois Central Railroad Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 27, 1956No. 16030_1PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUTCHESON, Chief Judge.
Filed in the Chancery Court of Pike County, Mississippi, and thence removed to the United States Court from which this appeal comes, the suit sought the reformation of a release agreement plaintiff had executed by striking therefrom this language:
“The basis for the judgment which is being compromised by this settlement was the total and permanent disability of the plaintiff, Edgar Stevens, and the said Stevens, by the acceptance of this settlement hereby severs any and all employee relationship with said company.”
As pleaded by him, his claim was “complainant signed the…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Wall v. Wall Et Ux.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1937
- Mosby v. WallMississippi Supreme Court · 1851
- Day v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1933
- Providence Washington Insurance Company v. Jacob Rabinowitz, Morris Rabinowitz, David Rabinowitz and Sol Goldstein, D/B/A Miami Diamond CenterCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1955
- Gavin v. JohnsonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1945
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3Cited by5 opinions
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- Mark Watson, Charles W. Watson and Norma L. Watson v. United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, a Maryland CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1970
- Saxon v. Automatic Retailers of AmericaDistrict Court, N.D. Alabama · 1970
- John C. Thomas v. Trans World Airlines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1972