Legal Opinion
Williams v. Glash
Texas Supreme Court
Decided May 30, 1990No. C-8786PublishedCited by 241 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DOGGETT, Justice.
The question presented is whether execution of the .release for personal injuries in this cause bars a subsequent suit for an injury unknown at the time of signing. The trial court granted summary judgment against Petitioners Margaret and David Williams based on execution of a release. The court of appeals affirmed. 769 S.W.2d 684. We reverse the judgment of the court of appeals and remand this cause to the trial court for further proceedings.
*263Margaret Williams (“Williams”) was a passenger in her family car when it was struck from behind by a car driven by the…
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