Legal Opinion
Bruner v. Illinois Central Railroad
Appellate Court of Illinois
Decided September 27, 1991No. 5-90-0102PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Chapman
The trial court granted defendant’s motion for summary judgment based upon a release. Plaintiff appeals. We affirm.
On January 5, 1988, the plaintiff was paid $32,000 in exchange for a release which provided:
“George E. Bruner does hereby release and forever discharge Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company *** from any and all claims, demands, damages, actions, causes of action, or suits of any kind or nature whatsoever which the undersigned now has or seems to have or which may hereafter accrue against the parties herein released arising out of George E. Bruner’s employment with Illinois…
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- Child v. Lincoln Enterprises, Inc.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1964
- Ogren v. GravesAppellate Court of Illinois · 1976
- Frank Rosenberg, Inc. v. Carson Pirie Scott & Co.Illinois Supreme Court · 1963
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