In-Court Stipulation Enforceable Even Though Party Not Represented by Counsel​ 

The Third Department upheld an in-court stipulation concerning a mortgage foreclosure action that was entered without counsel:

Open court stipulations of settlement are highly favored, binding on  the parties and  strictly enforced, and generally will not be  cast aside absent a showing  of “fraud, collusion, mistake or accident” … .The fact that a party was not represented by counsel when entering into a  stipulation, while certainly relevant, is not sufficient  in  itself to  invalidate  a  stipulation,  particularly where the party was advised to retain counsel and chose not to … Liquori v Liquori, 515502, 3rd Dept, 5-9-13