Neves v. Potter

KELLY, Judge.

The plaintiffs, Deanna M. and Manuel D. Neves II, individually and as guardians of and conservator for Manuel D. Neves III, appeal the summary judgment entered in favor of the defendants, Robert E. Potter, D.O., and Gilbert Roth, D.O. The plaintiffs contend that the trial court erred in ruling that a release signed in settlement of a claim against a hospital also operated to release the defendants. We affirm.

In 1974, Manuel D. Neves III, then 22-months old, entered Eisenhower Hospital in Colorado Springs for surgery on his right ear and for an adenoidectomy. The defendants were…