Ardieta v. Young

The question presented is whether a release to one party involved in an Ontario accident, who would have been a tort-feasor jointly with the New York State defendants in the present case had the accident occurred in New York, released the present defendants. The plaintiff was a passenger in the automobile of the defendants when an accident occurred, which also involved an Ontario motorist. Plaintiff sued the driver of the Ontario car in Ontario and, on the recommendation of Ontario counsel, a settlement was effected during the pendency of the suit and a release was given. In addition to the…