JANNEH v. GAF CORP.

No. 73, Docket 89-7354.

887 F.2d 432 (1989)

Doudou JANNEH, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GAF CORPORATION and Ozalid Corporation, Defendants, GAF Corporation, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit.

Decided October 11, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick G. Brady, Newark, N.J. (Kevin C. Donovan, Carpenter, Bennett & Morrissey, Newark, N.J., of counsel), for defendant-appellant.

Allen Stone, Philadelphia, Pa. (Michelle E. Stone, Stone and Stone, Philadelphia, Pa., of counsel), for plaintiff-appellee.

Before KAUFMAN, CARDAMONE and FRIEDMAN, Circuit Judges.


IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:

Should a court system awash in backlog delay further the disposition of a case where there is convincing proof that a settlement has been reached? In this case we confront that question from two perspectives. The immediate issue, of paramount importance to the litigants, is whether a compromise was reached in this particular instance.

The broader question concerns how best this Court should deal with such disputes. We are...

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