Nature of the Case
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Facts
Edwards (P) was injured while working on a boiler supplied by Born, Inc. (D). P sued three companies for his injury and trial was set for January 8, 1985. An informal pretrial conference was set and D offered P a settlement that was within the range of what P had informed the court was necessary to settle all of P's claims. A court reporter was called after the offer was accepted and a transcript was made. Counsel for both sides accepted the $150,000 offer. P rejected the settlement claiming they had not given their attorney authority to settle. The attorney moved to withdraw, and P retained new counsel. P claimed that at no time did he authorize his attorney to settle the matter without his prior approval. The attorney claimed that P told him that they would rely on his good judgment and experience.
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