When counsel for the plaintiff entered into a stipulation of settlement he was clearly acting without authority from his client, who had earlier expressly rejected an offer in an even higher amount. The stipulation was invalid for two reasons. Firstly, counsel for the plaintiff entered into it without actual or apparent authority (see, Colonie Hill v Duffy,
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