Legal Opinion
Benders v. Board of Governors for Higher Education
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 5, 1990No. Civ. A. 88-059P, 88-060P and 88-071PPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
PETTINE, Senior District Judge.
One of the definitions of “settlement” is “[t]o fix or resolve conclusively; to make or arrange for final disposition.” Black’s Law Dictionary 713 (abridged 5th ed. 1983). The “settlement” reached in these cases defies that definition. This Court is being asked, post-settlement, to resolve conclusively how the final disposition of this suit should appear. The problem is not the parties to the settlement disputing the meaning of settlement terms. Instead, the problem is a third party, previously unheard from, who now claims a right to the…
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Benders v. Board of Governors for Higher EducationSupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1994
- Ditmore v. Fairfield Industries, Inc.District Court, S.D. Texas · 1994