Simonson v. Travis

HOWE, Justice:

Plaintiff Patti Simonson appeals from a judgment dismissing her complaint against defendant Robert Gordon Travis for damages. The dismissal was based on a written release which plaintiff had given defendant.

The complaint arose out of an intersec-' tion accident in Roy, Utah. Plaintiff’s vehicle collided with defendant’s vehicle when defendant apparently failed to yield the right of way in making a left-hand turn. Defendant’s insurer, State Farm Insurance Co., noted probable liability and estimated the damage to plaintiff’s automobile to be $622.45. About five weeks subsequent to…