Van Ness v. Rite-Aid of New York, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Yesawich, Jr., J.
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Kahn, J.), entered September 26, 1986 in Albany County, which granted plaintiff’s motion for a judgment based upon the parties’ stipulation of settlement.
In May 1986 the parties to this personal injury litigation entered into settlement negotiations which came to fruition on or about June 3, 1986, when plaintiff’s counsel forwarded an executed general release and stipulation discontinuing the action; it is undisputed that the figure agreed upon, as contained in the release, was $75,000. Defense counsel retained the release,…
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