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Try CasePortal for FreeJ. McGee finds the lower court improperly granted a construction company’s motion for summary judgment in this negligence matter. A passenger in a vehicle that was involved in a one-vehicle collision filed suit against a construction company operating a worksite on the road in which the passenger was allegedly injured. The passenger signed a release, which the construction company claims prevents the passenger from filing suit against them, but the instant court finds that even though the release stated that it discharged all other persons and firms from all claims, the lower court should have considered the passenger’s intent at the time she entered into the release, which it did not. The instant court finds a genuine issue of material fact exists and the matter is remanded to the lower court for further consideration. Reversed.