Legal Opinion
Pelo v. Franklin College of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided August 13, 1999No. 43S03-9903-CV-167PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
BOEHM, Justice.
This case deals with ability of a plaintiff who releases one tortfeasor to pursue others who are potentially liable for the same injury. We hold today, as we did in Huffman v. Monroe County Community Sch. Corp., 588 N.E.2d 1264 (Ind.1992), that a release agreement is to be construed as a contract. Accordingly, if the parties to the agreement intended to release only one of multiple potentially liable parties, the release does not operate to release all who are potentially liable.
Mark Pelo was injured in a collision with a car driven by Tonya Lee,…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Bedwell v. DeboltIndiana Supreme Court · 1943
- Huffman v. Monroe County Community School Corp.Indiana Supreme Court · 1992
- Consolidated Rail Corp. v. Travelers Insurance CompaniesIndiana Supreme Court · 1984
- United Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. Blossom ChevroletIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996
3Cited by13 opinions
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- Professional Services Group, Inc. v. Town of RocklandDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 2007
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