Smith v. Layon

CAROL M. HANSEN, Presiding Judge.

T1 Defendants represented Plaintiff in a negligence action involving a 1997 automobile accident. The accident involved a vehicle owned by Accurate Auto Sales and driven by Nathan Hostetler, the sole owner of Accurate. The insurer for Accurate accepted liability. Plaintiff settled the action in exchange for payment of the policy limit of Accurate's insurer. The settlement agreement clearly stated: "Plaintiff Smith releases Nathan Joel Hostetler 1 from any lability and agrees never to seek collection of any monies from him." The agreement was executed on…