Legal Opinion
Matter of Davis
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 25, 2015No. 2014-04715PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In a proceeding for the administration of an estate, Roger Davis appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (McCarty III, S.), dated March 31, 2014, as denied that branch of his motion which was to vacate a stipulation of settlement dated September 27, 2011.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, without costs or disbursements.
Stipulations of settlement between parties to litigation are binding contracts and are judicially favored, and courts will not lightly set them aside (see Hallock v State of New York, 64 NY2d…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hallock v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- McCoy v. FeinmanNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Bethea v. ThousandAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Rogers v. MalikAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- HSBC Bank USA, N.A. v. WielgusAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Matter of GreenbergAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
- Matter of DavisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2020