Newton/Boldt v. Newton

Defendant appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiff, his mother. The judgment occurred after the trial court allowed plaintiff to repudiate a settlement she and defendant had reached and put on the record at an earlier hearing. On appeal, defendant assigns error to the trial court’s denial of his “Motion for Order Implementing Settlement Agreement” and the subsequent judgment in favor of plaintiff. We reverse.

In transactions between plaintiff and defendant occurring in 1995 and 1998, plaintiff conveyed to defendant partial ownership interests in stock and in a parcel of real property. In…