Legal Opinion
San Diego Hospice v. County of San Diego
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 24, 1995No. D018211PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FROEHLICH, J.
This case again presents the question: when is a comprehensive release enforceable? The San Diego Hospice (Hospice) acquired land formerly owned by the County of San Diego (County), and later discovered the land was contaminated by hazardous materials. Hospice made a claim against County, which claim was settled. The settlement agreement and release contemplated that “[additional pollutants . . . may exist on the site which have not yet been discovered,” but nevertheless released County from all claims “past, present and future, known or unknown, suspected or unsuspected…
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