Legal Opinion
Suslow v. Rush
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 3, 1990PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Order, Supreme Court, Westchester County (Harold L. Wood, J.), entered on or about May 12, 1989, which expanded the scope of an enforcement proceeding pursuant to CPLR 2104 to include the issue of whether defendants’ prior attorney was authorized to enter such a settlement, is unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Authority of an attorney to enter into settlement negotiations does not necessarily constitute authority to enter into a binding settlement under CPLR 2104, unless that settlement is entered into in open court. (See, Hallock v State of New York, 64 NY2d 224; Popescu v Comoletti, 130…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Hallock v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Slavin v. PolyakAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Popescu v. ComolettiAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1987
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