City of Poughkeepsie v. Black

Appeal by the City of Poughkeepsie from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Jiudice, J.), entered December 9, 1985, which granted the respondent’s motion to vacate a default judgment entered April 3, 1985, against him for allegedly defaulting upon a stipulation of settlement.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The stipulation entered into by the parties on October 13, *5421983, was in relevant part an agreement whereby the defendant promised that by March 15, 1985, he would make a “good faith” effort and “substantial progress” toward correcting all violations of the…