Barton v. Snellson

SATZ, Presiding Judge.

Plaintiffs, Clifford and Goldie Barton (Bartons), sued defendant, Richard Snell-son (Snellson), for personal injuries. After a hearing, the trial court granted Snellson’s motion to enforce a settlement agreement and dismissed the Bartons’ action. The Bartons appeal. We affirm.

In Missouri, we have no specifically defined process for enforcing an agreement settling a pending case. One would think the process should be no different than enforcing a release or settlement agreement reached prior to the filing of the action. In the latter instance, the release or settlement…