Sanders v. Graves

ANDREWS, Presiding Judge.

On appeal from the trial court’s order enforcing a settlement agreement with his former girlfriend and business partner, Donald Sanders argues that no agreement was reached. We disagree and affirm.

In Georgia, settlement agreements are highly favored under the law and will be upheld whenever possible as a means of resolving uncertainties and preventing lawsuits. In general, an oral settlement reached between the parties is enforceable if the parties’ attorneys are vested with the power to enter into such agreements and do so before the court on behalf of the litigants,…