Legal Opinion
McDowell v. Kearns
Missouri Court of Appeals
Decided October 4, 1988No. WD 40247PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOWENSTEIN, Judge.
McDowell appeals from a court tried action for specific performance of a settlement agreement. She had been a passenger in an automobile driven by Maubach that collided with an automobile driven by Kearns. Employing attorney Colyer she sued for personal injuries. There were settlement discussions as the February 23, 1987 trial date approached. On Friday, February 20, the defendants, through attorney Milne offered the plaintiff McDowell a total of $6,000 to settle. Plaintiffs attorney said, “then the case is settled.” Over that weekend the plaintiff dismissed Colyer, hired…
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- Higgins v. RachfordSupreme Court of Missouri · 1957
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