Raymond Smedley v. Temple Drilling Company

OPINION

CLARK, Chief Judge:

Defendant/appellant Temple Drilling Company appeals from a judgment in favor of plaintiffs/appellees Cynthia and Raymond Smedley, Jr. in the amount of $397,-300. The judgment enforced a settlement agreement reached between the attorney for the Smedleys and the attorney retained by Crawford & Company, Temple’s insurance adjuster. The district court found that Crawford & Company had apparent authority to settle on behalf of Temple or, alternatively, that Temple’s actions ratified any unauthorized conduct on Crawford’s part. We affirm.

I

The facts are largely undisputed.…