Legal Opinion
Luis C. Forteza E Hijos, Inc. v. Tom Mills
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided April 23, 1976No. 75-1224PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LEVIN H. CAMPBELL, Circuit Judge.
Tom Mills & Tom Mills Brokerage Co., Inc. (hereinafter collectively “Tom Mills”) appeal from a judgment entered without trial after Tom Mills refused to compromise this action in accordance with terms worked out by his attorney. The judgment is for substantially the same amounts as called for in the repudiated settlement, and Mills challenges the district court’s power to enter such a judgment. As the events leading up to this rather unusual disposition are important to our view of the case, we shall state them in detail.
Plaintiff, a Puerto Rico firm, brought…
2Cases cited9 opinions
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- Holker v. ParkerSupreme Court of the United States · 1813
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3Cited by34 opinions
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