Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
Stipulations of settlement are favored by the courts and are not lightly set aside. A stipulation of settlement, particularly one made in open court, is to be strictly enforced, and a party will not be relieved from the consequences of a stipulation unless it establishes cause sufficient to invalidate a contract, such as fraud, collusion, mistake, or accident (see, Wilutis v Wilutis,
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