Supreme Judicial Court of Maine July 14, 1918 (Gerard v. Lewiston, Augusta & Waterville Street Railway)

Action to recover damages for personal injuries. No questions of law were reserved for consideration by the court. In addition to a general denial of liability and a claim that the damages awarded were excessive, the defendant *564also depended upon a release under seal, executed by the plaintiff, which purported to be an acknowledgment of satisfaction of damages.