Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York May 5, 1948 (Boomhower v. New York Central Railroad)

Deyo, J.

The action was brought for personal injuries pursuant to the Federal Employers’ Liability Act (U. S. Code, tit. 45, § 51). The answer, in addition to a general denial, sets forth as an affirmative defense a release executed by the plaintiff on March 30, 1946.