Commonwealth, Department of Transportation v. Limestone Products & Supply Co.

Dissenting Opinion by

Judge Blatt:

I must respectfully dissent.

I believe that the crucial issue here is whether or not the DOT’S trial attorney had authority to enter into the settlement agreement and, thus, whether or *366not a valid settlement agreement ever existed. Furthermore, I believe that this very issue was identified as being dispositive in the case of L & A Creative Art Studio, Inc. v. Redevelopment Authority, 35 Pa. Commonwealth Ct. 271, 385 A.2d 1045 (1978), a case which is not critically distinguishable from the case at hand. I am not convinced that, merely because the purported…