Legal Opinion
Lavan v. Nowell
Supreme Court of Louisiana
Decided April 24, 1998No. 98-C-0284PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
708 So.2d 1052 (1998)
Damien LAVAN
v.
Robert E. NOWELL, et al.
No. 98-C-0284.
Supreme Court of Louisiana.
April 24, 1998.
PER CURIAM.[*]
This application presents the issue of whether a verbal agreement between the attorneys for the parties to settle a personal injury claim, followed by a letter by one attorney outlining the settlement agreed upon, constitutes a valid compromise if that party, at a hearing to enforce the compromise, admits the letter accurately described the verbal agreement.
After the filing of the personal injury action against defendant and his insurer,[1] counsel for both sides…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Felder v. Georgia Pac. Corp.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1981
- Sullivan v. SullivanSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1996
- Lavan v. NowellLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1996
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