Ducey v. Corey

The issue in this case is whether the trial court erred in not enforcing an out-of-court settlement between attorneys. We hold that it did not.

Plaintiff, a resident of Massachusetts, was injured in an automobile accident in New Hampshire on July 17, 1969. She consulted a lawyer in Massachusetts and was referred to a New Hampshire attorney (not her present attorney) who brought suit by writ dated April 30, 1971. Present counsel for the defendant through her insurer entered an appearance on her behalf. A deposition of the plaintiff was taken in January 1972 and a pretrial hearing was held in…