Supreme Court of Minnesota· 9/15/1967

Hentschel v. Smith

Citations

153 N.W.2d 199
278 Minn. 86
1967 Minn. LEXIS 841

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stating that “[t]his court has always supported a strong public policy favoring the settlement of disputed claims without litigation”
stating that “[t]his court has always supported a strong public policy favoring the settlement of disputed claims without litigation”
restricting recovery of attorney fees to situations where party is defending conduct of another, not allegations of its own wrongdoing
noting that a consent judgment implies no determination by the court of any issues in the case, and therefore a consent judgment should not be the basis for a collateral estoppel action, except in the rare case where it may be fairly said that the parties intended this effect
noting that a consent judgment implies no determination by the court of any issues in the case, and therefore a consent judgment should not be the basis for a collateral estoppel action, except in the rare case where it may b,e fairly said that the parties intended this effect
“This court has always supported a strong public policy favoring the settlement of disputed claims without litigation”

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Judges: Nelson

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