Toland v. Uvalde Construction Co.

Appellant brought this action to recover damages for personal injuries alleged to have been sustained on July 5, 1937, while an employee of appellee, Uvalde Construction Co., through the negligence of appellee, W. W. Barnett, a fellow-servant, who, it is alleged, dropped a ladder on his foot. Appellees defended on the ground among others, that the employer had made a settlement with appellant by which-it paid him $275.00 on August 31, 1937, in full settlement of his claim for damages on account of said injury, and received from him a written release, covering all damages sustained or which…