GILBERT v. UNITED STATES

No. 559, Docket 72-2116.

479 F.2d 1267 (1973)

John GILBERT, Appellant, v. UNITED STATES of America, Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided June 5, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Thaler, New York City (Richard Markowitz, Philadelphia, Pa., and Joel C. Glanstein, New York City, of counsel), for appellant.

James B. Magnor, New York City (Charles N. Fiddler, New York City, Gilbert S. Fleischer, Atty., in Charge, Admiralty & Shipping Section, Dept. of Justice, and Whitney North Seymour, Jr., U. S. Atty., S. D. N. Y., on the brief), for appellee.

Before HAYS, MULLIGAN and OAKES, Circuit Judges.


PER CURIAM:

Where a settlement is agreed upon among clients and counsel, the terms are conveyed to the court by counsel and judgment entered accordingly, may the judgment be set aside on the complaint of one party that his counsel coerced him into agreement? The answer we give is in the negative, in this, a case which could so easily have been avoided by a precautionary letter of authorization from counsel to client.

Appellant here, a licensed maritime officer...

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