Ott Ex Rel. Ott v. Little Co. of Mary Hospital

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• upholding settlement where trial judge considered, in part, the wishes of the minor’s parents, who were court-appointed guardians of her estate, and the recommendations of the guardian ad litem
• none of these has any legal right to settle minor’s cause; court review and approval of a settlement reached, even by parent, is “mandatory”
• “guardian of a minor’s estate cannot effectuate settlement without court approval of that settlement”
• court may only approve settlement that is in best interest of the minor
• court must approve settlement of minor's litigation as in best interests
• court may only approve settlement that is in best interest of the minor

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).