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- Title: Lewis v. Gilbert
- Author : Court of Appeals of Kansas
- Release Date : January 26, 1990
- Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
- Pages : * pages
- Size : 50 KB
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Christina Lewis appeals a district court order confirming a
settlement agreement and dismissing the case with prejudice. We
affirm. The parties have stipulated to the facts. Lewis and Forest
Gilbert were involved in an automobile accident, which resulted
in Lewis bringing a personal injury action against Gilbert. After
discovery but prior to trial, Gilbert offered to settle the case
for $11,500. The offer was made to Lewis' attorney, David Troup,
who relayed the offer to Lewis. After discussing the offer at
length, Lewis authorized Troup to accept the settlement. Troup
called Gilbert's counsel and orally accepted the offer. Gilbert's
counsel cancelled the scheduled jury trial and sent Troup a
proposed journal entry of dismissal and release of all claims,
which Troup forwarded to Lewis. Lewis refused to sign the
proposed journal entry and release and told Troup she had changed
her
[14 Kan. App. 2d 202]