Case Name: Lowell Adams Discount Co., Inc., Appellant, v. Lester Carter, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1956-11-01
Citations: 5 Misc. 2d 562
Docket Number: 
Parties: Lowell Adams Discount Co., Inc., Appellant, v. Lester Carter, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: New York Miscellaneous Reports
Volume: 5
Pages: 562–562

Head Matter:
Lowell Adams Discount Co., Inc., Appellant, v. Lester Carter, Respondent.
Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department,
November 1, 1956.
Eugene Brooks for appellant.
David R. Rubin for respondent.

Opinion:
Per Curiam.
After the entry of judgment by plaintiff, as a result of defendant's failure to answer, the parties entered into a written stipulation in which defendant conceded liability and agreed to settle the controversy on specific terms. The granting of defendant's motion to open the default, long after the execution of said stipulation, was improper since the relief afforded defendant ignored the stipulation and in effect set it aside. The Municipal Court lacks jurisdiction to set aside a stipulation made between parties in settlement of a controversy (Boericke & Tafel v. Gold, 88 N. Y. S. 2d 726; Equitable Trust Co. v. MacLaire, 77 Misc. 116).
The order should be reversed, with $10 costs and, motion denied.
Eder, Heoht and Tilzer, JJ., concur.
Order reversed, etc.