Dewitt v. Johnson

DONALD L. CORBIN, Justice.

The issue in this case is whether an attorney had authority to settle his client’s ejectment case. Appellees Carnell Johnson and Pamela Akins filed a petition for ejectment against Appellant Mary Dewitt on August 20, 1999. Trial was set for June 12, 2000, in the Pulaski County Circuit Court. On that same date, the parties’ attorneys notified the court that the matter was settled. The settlement provided that Dewitt would surrender possession of the property in one year, and, in exchange, Johnson and Akins would pay her $5,500 for improvements that she had made to the…