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Unambiguous Release Is a Jural Act of High Significance Which Must Be Enforced

In explaining the legal principles underlying the enforcement of releases, the Second Department wrote:

Public policy favors the enforcement of settlements …, and a release is “a jural act of high significance without which the settlement of disputes would be rendered all but impossible” ….. Generally, a valid release constitutes a complete bar to an action on a claim which is the subject of the release…, and should not “be converted into a starting point for renewed litigation” …


“[A] release is governed by principles of contract law”…, and a release “that is complete, clear, and unambiguous on its face must be enforced according to the plain meaning of its terms”…. “Whether or not a writing is ambiguous is a question of law to be resolved by the courts” … . Inter-Reco, Inc v Lake Park 175 Froehlich Farm, LLC, 2013 NY Slip Op 03637, 2nd Dept, 5-22-13

 

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