Sparrow v. Demonico

During mediation, Susan Demonico (defendant) allegedly suffered a mental breakdown, slurring words and crying uncontrollably after stopping her antidepressant medication, prompting her and David (defendant) to leave early while letting counsel execute the settlement on their behalf; the trial court, relying solely on lay testimony from David and Susan describing the breakdown, found Susan lacked capacity to contract and denied Sparrow's (plaintiff) motion to enforce the settlement.