Harriman v. Maddocks

ROBERTS, Justice.

The Harrimans return before this Court challenging the decision of the Superior Court (Waldo County, Smith, J.) which determined that they were not entitled to a jury trial and that the release of claims signed by the Harrimans was not induced by fraud. We affirm the judgment of the Superior Court.

In November, 1984, Doyle Harriman was involved in an automobile accident with Harlon Maddocks when Maddocks failed to yield at an intersection. After the accident, an agent from Maddocks’ insurer came to the Harriman home and secured a release of all claims for $7,500 and medical…