Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, without costs or disbursements, the motion is denied, and the complaint is reinstated.
The stipulation of settlement entered into by the parties, which was incorporated but not merged into their judgment of divorce, was drafted by the defendant's attorney. It provided, in pertinent part, that the defendant would receive one half of the recovery of both a workers' compensation case and a personal injury action that the...
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