Simpson v. Matthews

This action was brought by a car’s passenger, Jeremy Simpson, against the car’s driver, Alan Reynolds, and another vehicle’s driver, Russell Matthews, to recover damages for personal injuries resulting from a two-vehicle accident. Prior to the trial, Simpson entered into an agreement with Reynolds that he would not seek a recovery beyond Reynolds’ insurance policy limits, in exchange for his remaining a party to the suit. Matthews filed a motion to dismiss Simpson’s complaint against Reynolds and Reynolds’ counterclaim against Matthews, contending that as a result of the agreement, no…