Skluth v. Untied Merchants & Mfrs., Inc

In Skluth v. Untied Merchants & Mfrs., Inc., 163 A.D.2d 104, 559 N.Y.S.2d 280 (1st Dept 1990) the First Department held that a release which was clear and unambiguous on its face must be enforced as written. However, in that case, the release referred to all claims arising out of plaintiff's employment with defendant and the claim that plaintiff wanted to bring was an employment discrimination claim. Plaintiff argued that the release did not apply because he learned information later regarding who had replaced him. Although the plaintiff had different information, the nature of the claim was exactly the type that plaintiff had intended to release.