DeGarmo v. Cincinnati Trac. Co.

Citations

• 22 Ohio C.C. Dec. 484

Syllabus

<p>EVIDENCE — NEGLIGENCE—RELEASES.</p> <p>Failure to Read Release Signed as Receipt for Damages to Apparel not Negligence Precluding Recovery for Personal Injuries.</p> <p>Failure to read before signing a release of liability for personal injuries is not negligence precluding evidence of circumstances of signing if at the time of settlement no claim for bodily injuries was contemplated or made and releasor relied upon a statement of defendant’s agent that the paper signed was a receipt for money paid for damages to apparel only.</p>