Bates v. Lewis

Charles L. Bates sued Bentley Development, Ted Lewis, and Greenhills Partnership, Ltd. for breach of a settlement agreement. The court granted Bates’s motion for summary judgment. The Bentley group made a Rule 59(e) motion to alter or amend judgment, which the court denied. The Bentley group appeals. We affirm.

The Bentley group hired Bates to do architectural work. After it failed to pay Bates for his services, Bates sued the Bentley group. The group informed Bates that it had serious financial difficulties, and even if Bates obtained a judgment, the group would probably not be able to pay…