Legal Opinion
Samuel v. Samuel
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 19, 2010PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
*836“A judgment which is paid and satisfied of record ceases to have any existence since a defendant, by paying the amount due, extinguishes the judgment and the obligation thereunder” (H. D. I. Diamonds v Frederick Modell, Inc., 86 AD2d 561, 561 [1982]; see Platinum Funding Corp. v Blue Ocean Lines, 249 AD2d 19 [1998]; Delahanty v Anderson, 161 AD2d 1164, 1165 [1990]; cf. Smithtown Gen. Hosp. v Allstate Ins. Co., 111 AD2d 382, 383 [1985]). Here, after extensive negotiations between the parties, the defendant signed a stipulation of settlement, which stated, in relevant part: “The parties…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- H. D. I. Diamonds, Inc. v. Frederick Modell, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1982
- Smithtown General Hospital v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Delahanty v. AndersonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1990
- Platinum Funding Corp. v. Blue Ocean Lines, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
- Corr v. CorrAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
3Cited by1 opinion
- Fishbein v. FishbeinAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2010