Is a release a contract?
Ontario, Canada
The following excerpt is from Hanna v. Polanski et al, 2012 ONSC 3229 (CanLII):
A release is of course a contract which bars any subsequent claims in exchange for valuable consideration, which is usually money. Bourdocekis v. Kanda, [2001] O.J. 3322.
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