Grill v. Genitrini

A stipulation of settlement is a contract “subject to principles of contract interpretation” (Rainbow v Swisher, 72 NY2d 106, 109 [1988]; see Solomon v Solomon, 74 AD3d 784 [2010]; DeWitt v DeWitt, 62 AD3d 744, 745 [2009]). “ £[W]hen interpreting a contract, the court should arrive at a construction which will give fair meaning to all of the language employed by the parties to reach a practical interpretation of the expressions of the parties so that their reasonable expectations will be realized’ ” (Fetner v Fetner, 293 AD2d 645, 645 [2002], quoting Joseph v Creek & Pines, 217 AD2d 534, 535…