Schneider v. Abrams

On the call of the calendar this action to recover

damages because of personal injuries alleged to have been sustained through the negligence of the defendant was marked settled. Thereafter when the plaintiff learned of the proposed settlement, a motion was made to restore the case to the calendar for trial. That the plaintiff intended to try the case was shown by the fact that prior to the time the case appeared for trial the plaintiff’s attorney retained trial counsel.

An offer to pay $150 in settlement of the action was thereafter made to trial counsel but was refused. It is alleged that…