Petty v. Strickland

EDWARD N. SCRUGGS, Retired Circuit Judge.

This appeal involves the vacating of two consent judgments which dismissed separate civil actions. The cases have been consolidated for the purposes of appeal.

By separate civil actions, Mr. and Mrs. Strickland each sued the defendant, Mr. Petty, for injuries or damages proximately arising out of the negligent or wanton driving of the defendant’s motor vehicle. On the trial date, the attorneys representing each party by a joint written motion requested that the trial court dismiss each of the cases with prejudice, “the same being settled between the…