Case Name: CLEVE RY CO v. NICKEL etc
Court: Supreme Court of Ohio
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1929-03-13
Citations: 7 Ohio Law Abs. 189
Docket Number: No 21296
Parties: CLEVE RY CO v NICKEL etc
Judges: Marshall, CJ, Kinkade, Robinson, Jones, Day and Allen, JJ, concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Abstract
Volume: 7
Pages: 189–189

Head Matter:
CLEVE RY CO v NICKEL etc
Ohio Supreme Court
No 21296.
Decided Mar 13. 1929

Opinion:
Syllabus by
MATTHIAS, J.
NEGLIGENCE
(370 J2) Receipt of full compensation from one of several persons whose concurrent acts of negligence are the basis of a suit for damages for personal injury releases all.
TRIAL
(590 Jm) Where, in an action to recover damages for personal injury claimed to have been caused by concurrent negligent acts of two defendants the amount of damages sustained'is determined by the jury and a judgment rendered thereon against one defendant, the other being granted a new trial, the payment of such amount and the rec.eipt thereof by the plaintiff, releases both defendants.
Marshall, CJ, Kinkade, Robinson, Jones, Day and Allen, JJ, concur.