National Maritime Union v. Altman

KEITH, Justice.

Defendant below appeals from an order entered in the trial court enforcing an agreement to settle a disputed claim theretofore pending in such court. We affirm.

Plaintiff below, the widow of a member of the defendant union, claimed that she was entitled to benefits from the pension plan provided by the union. She brought suit claiming benefits of approximately $18,000 and the defendant answered by a general denial. After some discovery, and at a time when the case was upon a trial setting, counsel for the parties entered into settlement negotiations which finally culminated in…