Sully-Miller Contracting Co. v. Gledson/Cashman Construction, Inc.

Opinion

PERREN, J.

Appellants signed documents agreeing to dismiss these actions and release their claims against respondents and another defendant in exchange for the payment of money. Those documents, which were prepared by one of the respondents’ attorneys, did not call for any signatures other than appellants’, nor did they specify who was obligated to make the payments on which the agreements were conditioned. When no payment was forthcoming, appellants gave notice that they were withdrawing their agreement to settle. Several months later, respondents attempted to tender payment, which…