Carpenter v. Berry

CHANDLER, Justice,

for the Court:

¶ 1. In this case, Guardians1

¶2. of a minor child settled all claims against the defendant, Laura Carpenter. Approximately three years after approving the settlement, the Guardians filed a petition to set aside the settlement, and the chancellor granted the requested relief under Rule 60(b) of the Mississippi Rules of Civil Procedure. Carpenter argues the chancellor abused his discretion in setting aside the settlement. We affirm in part and reverse in part. We affirm the set-aside of the minor’s settlement. But we reverse the set-aside of the settlement of the…