Scott Peatross, Administrator of the Estate of Blanchard Greenwood, Deceased v. Shelby County, Tennessee

This appeal results from the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants. The issue before the trial court was the scope of a release agreement signed by the decedent’s children and one of the defendants (“the Med”). The remaining defendants argued that this agreement provided for the release of claims against all potential defendants. Plaintiff responded that the parties to the agreement had no intention of releasing additional parties. Examining the language of the release and the circumstances surrounding its execution, we agree with the trial court’s finding that plaintiff’s claims against defendants were released. We also agree with the trial court’s finding that the agreement released any civil rights claims that plaintiff might assert against the Med. The judgment of the trial court is therefore affirmed.