Laing v. Lewis

HUDSON, Judge.

The background in the instant case is substantially set forth in this Court’s earlier opinion in the matter. See Laing v. Lewis, 133 N.C. App. 172, 515 S.E.2d 40 (1999). To briefly reiterate, plaintiff filed a complaint alleging defendant’s breach of a lease agreement by nonpayment of rent, and seeking a judgment for past-due rent and possession of certain real property. Settlement was reached by the parties during a non-binding mediation conference. Following the conference, defendant’s counsel drafted a document entitled “Memorandum of Settlement Agreement” and submitted the…