Harris v. Brown

DANIEL E. SCOTT, Judge.

Appellant (Plaintiff) and Respondents (Defendants) were litigating a property dispute involving various claims and counterclaims. After extensive negotiations at a pre-trial conference, the parties announced “a stipulation for settlement, in principle,” and made a record on some of the terms. The attorneys told the trial court an additional meeting might be needed to work out “minute details,” and a written settlement agreement would be prepared for the court’s approval.

A month later, Defendants moved to enforce the settlement agreement. They attached a ten-page…