Cramer v. Betchner

The opinion of the court was delivered

Plaintiff Betty Cramer instituted a suit for personal injuries sustained when an automobile driven by the defendant struck the rear of an automobile owned and operated by her husband, plaintiff Albert Cramer. At the time of the accident Mrs. Cramer was a passenger in her husband’s automobile. Albert Cramer seeks damages per quod.

In his answer defendant denied negligence and also alleged that a general release executed by the plaintiffs barred the action. Plaintiffs replied that the release was void because it had been obtained by the “trick and artifice,…