Vidal v. American General Companies’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
8 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Scott v. Rizzo · 46 Cal. 3d 796 - Far West Financial Corp. v. D & S Company · Wm. H. Heinemann Creameries, Inc. v. Milwaukee Automobile Insurance · March v. Mountain States Mutual Casualty Co. · Gomez v. BOARD OF ED. OF DULCE IND. SCH. DIST. NO 21
Most-quoted passages
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“We are not dealing with the interpretation of the language of the release nor the intention of the parties as expressed therein, because in all probability the parties did not consider the question of whether the release given by Lucero to Harrison would bar future legal action by Harrison against Lucero. On the basis of public policy we therefore conclude that the release given by Lucero to James Harrison without an express reservation of the right to make a claim against Lucero constitutes an accord and satisfaction of all claims between them arising out of the accident and James Harrison is estopped from proceeding against Lucero and therefore constitutes a valid defense.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Bennett v. Kisluk
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