Missouri Pacific Railway Co. v. Lovelace

A passenger train of tlie Missouri Pacific Railway Company, running through, the State •of Missouri, was derailed June 28, 1890, and, as a result, Effie C. Lovelace, who was a passenger thereon, received some injuries. She came at once to her home in Kansas City, Mo., and, July 1, 1890, after some negotiations, signed a paper in which it was stipulated that, for a consideration of $100, she re*197leased the Company from all claims on account of her injuries. Her husband, who assisted in the negotiations, also joined her in signing the paper. In January, 1891, she was a witness in behalf of the…