Legal Opinion

Racanelli Construction Co. v. Tadco Construction Corp.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided April 15, 2008PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

In an action to enforce a stipulation of settlement, the defendant Tadco Construction Corp. appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Cohalan, J.), entered May 4, 2007, which denied its motion, inter alia, to vacate an oral stipulation of settlement and the resulting judgment entered September 28, 2006.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with one bill of costs.

Stipulations of settlement are favored by the courts and are not lightly cast aside, particularly when the parties are represented by attorneys (see Hallock v State of New York, 64 NY2d 224, 230 [1984]; Matter of…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. Hallock v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. In Re Estate of FrutigerNew York Court of Appeals · 1971
  3. Dolgin v. DolginNew York Court of Appeals · 1972
  4. Heimuller v. Amoco Oil Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
  5. DeVita v. Macy's East, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2007

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3Cited by8 opinions

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