Cranford v. McNiece

The issue in these three consolidated cases is whether documents entitled “Covenant Not to Sue” bar plaintiffs from maintaining actions against Sampson. The trial court held that these documents did bar plaintiffs, and they appeal.

Two of the plaintiffs were injured and Janice Cranford was killed in an automobile collision between cars driven by one McNiece and Sampson. An action was commenced naming both McNiece and Sampson as defendants. During the first part of 1966 the plaintiffs entered orders of involuntary nonsuit as to the de fendant McNiece. Subsequently, each plaintiff executed a…