Legal Opinion
Desantis v. Ariens Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 4, 2005PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal, as limited by their brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Minardo, J.), dated June 3, 2004, as denied their motion to vacate a stipulation of settlement and to restore the action to the trial calendar.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
Stipulations of settlement are favored by the courts and a stipulation made on the record in open court will not be set aside absent a showing that it was the result of fraud, overreaching, mistake, or duress…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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- Sontag v. SontagAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
- Cavalli v. CavalliAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
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