Knajdek v. West

Rogosheske, Justice.

Certiorari to review an adjudication of contempt against appellant, William E. Drexler, before the District Court of Ramsey County. Appellant, an attorney, represented Gary A. Knajdek (a teen-age minor) and his father, Raymond Knajdek, in a personal injury action against respondent, Wayne W. West. On April 1, 1965, after the case was called for trial, a settlement agreement that respondent would pay plaintiffs $1,500 was reached, in open court. Since the minor plaintiff was not present, it was agreed that appellant would secure the court’s approval of the minor’s…