Andes v. Albano

LIMBAUGH, Judge.

Josephine Andes appeals from an order of summary judgment in favor of defendants Michael J. Albano and Rose Anne Nespica. The Court of Appeals, Western District, reversed. We granted transfer pursuant to article V, section 10, of the Missouri Constitution, to consider the validity of a provision in a decree of dissolution releasing opposing counsel from “any claims, knov/n or unknown.” We affirm the judgment of the trial court.

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In 1984, Andes initiated dissolution proceedings against her former husband, John Frick, in the Circuit Court of Jackson County. Both parties were…