Short v. Waggoner
Short v. Waggoner
Opinion of the Court
The plaintiff, as lessee, brought an action for breach of lease of a small hotel against the defendant,
The appeal turns upon whether there was any evidence from which the jury could reasonably find that the- parties did come to -a meeting of the minds upon a settlement agreement. We find there was such evidence.
The attorney who negotiated for the plaintiff testified that the attorney who negotiated for the defendant offered to settle- on- the -basis- that the defendant would pay the plaintiff $2,500; he would give up his claims against the plaintiff for storage; he would use certain furniture.in-the apartments; and that, the plaintiff would take the furniture in the rooms and would vacate the premises. The plaintiff’s attorney testified '■ that.-he.informed'his..-client‘of these terms; she considered them and accepted them and "such acceptance . was. communicated to the defendant’^ attorney. ■
'-Reversed- arid remanded.
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