Poellot v. U.S. Fidelity & Guaranty Co.

WETTICK, A.].,

This is a claim for work loss benefits of $15,000 under the No-fault Act by administratrices of the estate of a passenger who was killed in an automobile accident. At a pre-trial conciliation, counsel for the parties agreed to recommend to their clients that the action be settled for $10,000. Subsequently, counsel for the parties, after consulting with their clients, entered into an oral agreement to settle the action for this amount. As part of the agreement, plaintiffs’ counsel agreed to present to the common pleas court a petition for leave to settle and compromise this…