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Giaimo v. Phillips

49 Misc. 2d 954 Court Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department, Decision date 1966-03-16 English

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Joseph C. Giaimo, Respondent, v. Alfred J. Phillips, Appellant.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, Second Department,
March 16, 1966.
Morris B. Kurlander for appellant.

The stipulation of settlement here involved terminated the action and may not be set aside upon a claim of fraud or overreaching except by way of plenary suit (Yonkers Fur Dressing Co. v. Royal Ins. Co., 247 N. Y. 435 ; Matter of Hecht, 24 A D 2d 1001 ). Accordingly, the court no longer has power to grant summary relief by motion and a plenary action is necessary for enforcement of or relief from the terms of the stipulation (Weinstein-Korn-Miller, N. Y. Civ. Prac., par. 2104.06).

The order granting plaintiff’s motion to vacate stipulation of settlement and for related relief should be reversed, without costs, and motion denied without prejudice to the institution of a plenary action, if plaintiff be so advised.

The order denying defendant’s motion to direct plaintiff to execute settlement papers should be modified, by providing that such denial is without prejudice; as so modified, order affirmed without costs.

Hargett, Brenner and -Olliffe, JJ., concur.

Order reversed, etc.

Order modified, etc.

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