Legal Opinion
Freight Brokers Global Services, Inc. v. Molfetta
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 20, 2011PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
“Stipulations of settlement are favored by the courts and are not to be lightly set aside, especially where, as here, the party seeking to vacate the stipulation was represented by counsel” (Kelley v Chavez, 33 AD3d 590, 591 [2006] [citation omitted]; see Hallock v State of New York, 64 NY2d 224, 230 [1984]; Macaluso v Macaluso, 62 AD3d 963 [2009]; Trakansook v Kerry, 45 AD3d 673 [2007]; Town of Clarkstown v M.R.O. Pump & Tank, 287 AD2d 497, 498 [2001]). A party seeking to set aside such a stipulation will be granted such relief only upon a showing of good cause sufficient to invalidate a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Hallock v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- McCoy v. FeinmanNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- Town of Clarkstown v. M.R.O. Pump & Tank, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
- Kelley v. ChavezAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
- Trakansook v. KerryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007
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3Cited by3 opinions
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- In re MercerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- In re MercerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014