Luethke v. Suhr

NATURE OF CASE

Appellee, Jonathan Luethke, filed a personal injury lawsuit against the appellants, Ronald Suhr, Sandi Suhr, and Marci Kloppel, after an automobile injury accident involving Luethke and Kloppel. While trial was pending, the parties’ counsel reached a settlement agreement; the settlement agreement was not reduced to writing, and subsequently, the appellants filed an amended answer and cross-petition to enforce the agreement. The district court bifurcated the proceedings between the settlement agreement enforcement claim and Luethke’s personal injury cause of action. In a bench…