Lloyd v. R.S.M. Corporation

In this action to recover damages for negligence, the plaintiff has recovered judgment on the pleadings under that part of section 476 of the Civil Practice Act which reads, “if warranted by the pleadings or the admissions of a party or parties.”

Upon the motion it was alleged by the plaintiff that an adjuster for an adjustment bureau entered into an oral agreement of settlement with plaintiff's attorneys of the cause of action; that relying upon such agreement the plaintiff incurred some expense, and that the defendant thereafter refused to carry out the agreement of settlement. It was…