A consent judgment is where all parties to a lawsuit agree to a judgment that the Court signs and executes. It is not a determination of rights. It is, instead, a recital of an agreement, and thus not ordinarily appealable. Rosemann v. Roto-Die Co., Inc., 947 S.W.2d 507, 510 (Mo. Ct. App. 1997). The only…
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Judgment by Confession
A consent judgment is based in contract. It is when parties to a lawsuit set forth the terms and conditions of an agreement and agree that the Court can enter a judgment consistent with the terms, amount and conditions of the agreement. The effect is that the agreement becomes a public, court-ordered judgment with more…