Legal Opinion
Speckel Ex Rel. Speckel v. Perkins
Court of Appeals of Minnesota
Decided April 2, 1985No. C5-84-1850PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
LANSING, Judge.
This dispute arose out of pretrial settlement negotiation letters, one of which erroneously contained an offer of $50,000. The trial court ordered performance of the settlement agreement. We reverse.
FACTS
The disputed agreement purportedly settled a personal injury action. Sandra Speekel was injured when a car driven by Laurri Perkins collided with a truck driven by Beverly Speekel, in which Sandra Speck-el was a passenger.
In December 1983 Speckel’s attorney, Stephen Eckman, demanded the insurance policy limits of $50,000 to settle the case. In January 1984 Perkins’…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Olson v. ShephardSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1926
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