Knutson v. Morton Foods, Inc.

POPE, Justice.

Wilma Knutson and her husband, Lonnie, sued Jack Chastain and his wife, Dorothy, for damages arising out of an automobile collision between vehicles driven by Mrs. Knutson and Mrs. Chastain. The Knutsons also sued Morton Foods, Inc., relying on the theory of respondeat superior. The Knut-sons settled with the Chastains for the sum of $10,000 but expressly reserved their cause of action against Morton Foods. The trial court then granted Morton Foods’ motion for summary judgment that the Knut-sons take nothing. The judgment was granted for two reasons: (1) the release of the…