Zdancewicz v. Burlington County Traction Co.

The opinion of the court was delivered by

Gummere, Chief Justice.

This action was brought to recover damages for injuries received by the plaintiff while upon one of the cars of the defendant company, and which he averred were due to carelessness in the operation of the car. The defendant pleaded the general issue, and also a release under seal executed by the plaintiff. The plaintiff replied to the plea of a release, denying that he had executed such a writing; and, further, that the release had been obtained from him by fraud and covin. At the trial of the cause, after the plaintiff had put…