Roberts v. Southern Railway Company

Mrs. Carolyn Eoberts sued the Southern Bailway Company for damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained by her while riding as a passenger on a train of the defendant. She alleged certain acts of the railroad, its servants, agents and employees, as negligence and as the proximate cause of her injuries. The defendant demurred generally and specially to the petition, and filed an answer which included a plea of accord and satisfaction. This plea was based upon a written release executed by the plaintiff to the defendant, forever discharging the defendant from any and all claims…