Legal Opinion
In re the Estate of Kanter
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 29, 1994PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Decree, Surrogate’s Court, New York County (Renee Roth, S.), entered on or about August 12, 1993, which, upon a stipulation of settlement entered in open court on March 12, 1993, directed that the will of the decedent, William Kanter, be admitted to probate, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
It is well settled that stipulations of settlement are judicially favored and may not be lightly set aside (Daniel v Long Is. Univ., 184 AD2d 350, 352), particularly in the case of an "open court” stipulation pursuant to CPLR 2104, because "strict enforcement not only serves the interest of efficient…
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