BOHLEN v. UNITED STATES

No. 80-3186.

623 F.Supp. 595 (1985)

M. Orlando BOHLEN, Administrator of the Estate of Virginia A. Bohlen, Plaintiff, v. UNITED STATES of America, Defendant.

United States District Court, C.D. Illinois, Springfield Division.

December 18, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip H. Corboy, Chicago, Ill., Thomas Londrigan, Springfield, Ill., for plaintiff.

Jim Lewis, Asst. U.S. Atty., Springfield, Ill., Jeffrey Axelrad, Roger Einerson, U.S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D.C., for defendant.


FINAL OPINION

MILLS, District Judge.

Courts universally look upon settlements with great favor and encourage their use since it is a peaceable resolution of a dispute arrived at by mutual and voluntary agreement. The cases so holding are myriad.

But the settlement here — regrettably — cannot be enforced since one of the parties to the agreement was not cloaked with adequate authority to bind his client.

Plaintiff asks the Court...

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