Pressley v. Rochester City School District
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court properly granted defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint based on a general release executed by plaintiff on March 18, 1994, releasing defendants from any liability arising out of a collision between her automobile and a school bus owned by defendant National School Bus, Inc., that occurred on February 28, 1994.
It is well settled that "a general release is governed by principles of contract law” and where, as here, the release is challenged on the ground of mutual mistake, the party challenging it "must sustain the…
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