Chappell v. Roth

PARKER, Justice.

The issue before this Court is whether the Court of Appeals erred in reversing the trial court’s denial of plaintiff’s motion to enforce a mediated settlement agreement that provided, as a condition of the settlement, for a release “mutually agreeable to both parties.” For the reasons which follow, we reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals.

On 11 February 1999 plaintiff Stacey J. Chappell filed an action against defendant Anthony W. Roth (a/k/a Tony Rothe or Tony Roth) and unnamed defendant State Farm Mutual Automobile Liability Insurance Company seeking damages for…