Perrino v. Bimasco, Inc.

• Decision Date: 02 December 1996
• Citation: Perrino v. Bimasco, Inc., 651 N.Y.S.2d 53, 234 A.D.2d 281 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)
• Parties: Annette PERRINO, etc., et al., Respondents, v. BIMASCO, INC., Defendant, Astec Industries, Inc., Appellant (and a third-party action).
• Court: New York Supreme Court — Appellate Division

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651 N.Y.S.2d 53

234 A.D.2d 281

Annette PERRINO, etc., et al., Respondents, v.BIMASCO, INC., DefendantAstec Industries, Inc., Appellant (and a third-party action).

Supreme Court, Appellate Division Second Department.

Dec. 2, 1996.

Silbert & Sena, LLP, New York City(Michael B. Sena and James D. Silbert, of counsel), and Stophel & Stophel, P.C., Chattanooga, TN, for appellant(one brief filed).

Harry H. Lipsig & Partners(Pollack, Pollack, Isaac & DeCicco, New York City[Thomas J. Moverman and Brian J. Isaac], of counsel), for respondents.

Before MILLER, J.P., and RITTER, SULLIVAN, FRIEDMANN and KRAUSMAN, JJ.

MEMORANDUM BY THE COURT.

In an action to recover damages, inter alia, for wrongful death, the defendantAstec Industries, Inc., appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County(Seidell, J.), dated December 5, 1995, which denied its motion to vacate a stipulation of settlement.

ORDERED that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Stipulations of settlement are favored by the courts and not lightly cast aside (see, Matter of Galasso, 35 N.Y.2d 319, 321361 N.Y.S.2d 871, 320 N.E.2d 618).Only where there is cause sufficient to invalidate a contract, such as fraud, collusion, mistake, or accident, will a party be relieved from the consequences of a stipulation made during litigation (see, Hallock v. State of New York, 64 N.Y.2d 224, 230, 485 N.Y.S.2d 510, 474 N.E.2d 1178).In this case, the appellant failed to make the requisite showing.The failure of the appellant's counsel to ascertain prior to...