Perkins v. Philbrick

WATHEN, Justice.

Plaintiff appeals from a judgment entered in Superior Court, Penobscot County, denying her request for a declaratory judgment. The issue raised by this appeal is whether defendant’s forged signature on settlement drafts and a release form can effectuate a settlement and bar defendant’s underlying tort claim against plaintiff. 1 We hold that it cannot and deny the appeal.

In 1976 the parties were involved in an automobile accident in which defendant was injured. He hired an attorney to press his claim against plaintiff, and the attorney entered into communications with…