William P. Wilson v. John G. Wilson, Thomas S. Wilson, and Fsw, Incorporated

MANION, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff, William P. Wilson (“Bill”), brought suit against the defendants, alleging that the defendants, as trustees, had breached their duty to use reasonable care in managing various trusts of which Bill was a beneficiary. The parties appeared at a pretrial conference where the district court concluded on the record that the parties had reached an oral agreement to settle the underlying lawsuit. Following unsuccessful attempts to reduce this agreement to writing, Bill filed a motion to enforce the oral settlement agreement, which the district court granted. The…