Legal Opinion
Kenneth D. Auvil v. Grafton Homes, Incorporated
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided August 6, 1996No. 95-1085PublishedCited by 36 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Vacated and remanded by published opinion. Judge NIEMEYER wrote the opinion, in which Judge MOTZ and Senior Judge BUTZNER joined.
OPINION
NIEMEYER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question of whether a settlement of this case, consummated by the parties’ attorneys, should be enforced against one of the parties, Kenneth D. Auvil. The district court enforced the settlement against Auvil, concluding that Au-vil had clothed his attorney with apparent authority to settle. While the record facts support the conclusion that Auvil manifested his attorney’s authority to negotiate a settle ment,…
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