Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1969

Cienciva v. New York City Transit Authority

Cienciva v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided April 21, 1969
32 A.D.2d 549; 300 N.Y.S.2d 535; 1969 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 4166
Cienciva v. New York City Transit Authority

Opinion of the Court

In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County, dated March 9, 1967, which denied their motion to vacate an agreement of settlement. Order affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements. Stipulations of settlement are favored by the court and will not be set aside in the absence of fraud or overreaching ” (Matter of Hecht, 24 A D 2d 1001; and eases cited therein). Brennan, Acting P. J., Hopkins, Benjamin, Munder and Martuscello, JJ., concur.

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