Julius Laczay and Jolanda Laczay v. Ross Adhesives, a Division of Conros Corporation

LIVELY, Circuit Judge.

This appeal requires us to determine the conditions under which a party may appeal from a stipulated judgment dismissing an action. As a general rule, neither party may appeal from an agreed judgment because it is not an involuntary adverse judgment. There is an exception, however, when the appellants’ “solicitation of the formal dismissal was designed only to expedite review of [a prior] order which had in effect dismissed appellants’ complaint.” Raceways Properties, Inc. v. Emprise Corp., 613 F.2d 656, 657 (6th Cir.1980). In this case the plaintiffs contend that denial…