Scruton v. Korean Air Lines Co.
California Court of Appeal, Second District, Division Three · 1995
39 Cal.App.4th 1596, pp. 1605–1608
Reviewed by Andrew (Andy) R. Gillin
California State Bar #45226 ↗ · Approval recorded November 4, 2026
How we record review approvalWhat brought the case to court?
A guardian proposed a settlement for two children after their mother died. She later sought to withdraw it before approval. The other side asked the court to enforce it.
The question before the court
Could the proposed deal be enforced after the guardian withdrew it, before court approval?
What the court decided
The court reversed the approval. It explained that the court has its own role in protecting the child. Its ruling also addressed the limits on enforcing a withdrawn proposal.
Where the rule has limits
The case involved a dispute before approval. It does not set every step or fund choice for a child’s case.
Read the actual decision
Scruton v. Korean Air Lines Co. — full opinion ↗
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