We conclude that on this record plaintiff has not avoided the legal effect of the releases that he signed.Saginaw Medicine Co v Lee, 226 Mich. 561, 565-566; 198 N.W. 200 (1924); Collier v Stebbins, 236 Mich. 147, 155-156; 210 N.W. 264 (1926). See, generally, 17 Am Jur 2d, Contracts, §§ 149, 152, pp 497-500, 503-504; Upton v Tribilcock, 91 U.S. 45, 50; 23 L Ed 203, 205 (1875).

"Mere failure to read an agreement, unaccompanied by other facts indicating fraud, artifice, or deception, is not enough to avoid a contract." Vandendries v. General Motors Corp., 130 Mich. App. 195, 343 N.W.2d 4 (1983), Saginaw Medicine Co. v. Lee, 226 Mich. 561, 198 N.W. 200 (1924), Upton v. Tribilcock, 91 U.S. 45, 23 L.Ed. 203 (1875). McGhee claims that the credit application and promissory note that she signed were flashed in front of her and not explained line by line.

6 R. C. L. p. 624. Vide, also, Price v. Marthen, 122 Mich. 655; Northern Assurance Co. v. Meyer, 194 Mich. 371; Saginaw Medicine Co. v. Lee, 226 Mich. 561. There is not sufficient evidence in defendant's own testimony, viewed in its most favorable light, to carry the defense of fraud to the jury.