Cook v. Surety Life Insurance Co.
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
ACOBA, Judge.
Plaintiff-Appellant Lucrecia F. Cook (Lu-crecia) and her husband Plaintiff-Appellant Augustine S. Cook (Augustine) (collectively, Appellants) appeal an order granting motions to enforce settlement agreements, contending that their attorney did not have authority to settle on their behalf. We vacate the order and remand the case.
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Appellants initiated this case on October 17, 1988 alleging negligence by Defendant-Appellee Hilton Hotels Corporation (Hilton) and Defendant-Appellee Surety Life Insurance Company (Surety) (collectively Appel-lees) and seeking damages for a broken ankle…
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