Eugene Hayes and Judy Hayes v. Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc.

WILLIAM E. DOYLE, Circuit Judge.

The controversy with which we are here concerned is whether the plaintiffs’appellants’ repudiation of a settlement agreement entered into by their attorney on the eve of trial was justified. The attorney represented not only the appellants but also was the attorney for 16 others. In addition to the appellants, Eugene and Judy Hayes, three other members of the group voted against acceptance. The clients and the attorney had entered into a prior agreement that the majority rule would govern acceptance of a settlement, but the appellants and two other plaintiffs…