RULLI v. FAN CO.

No. 96-249.

79 Ohio St.3d 374 (1997)

RULLI, APPELLANT, v. FAN COMPANY ET AL., APPELLEES.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 10, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Manchester, Bennett, Powers & Ullman, L.P.A., and John F. Zimmerman, Jr., for appellant.

Henderson, Covington, Messenger, Newman & Thomas Co., L.P.A., James L. Messenger and Jerry M. Bryan, for appellees.


MOYER, C.J.

The question presented in this civil action is whether a trial court abuses its discretion by ordering the enforcement of a disputed settlement agreement without first conducting an evidentiary hearing. Analysis of the law and the underlying record in this case causes us to conclude that it is not within the province of the trial judge to enforce a purported settlement agreement when the substance or the...

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