Matos v. New York City Housing Authority

—In a negligence action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Katz, J.), dated January 25, 1991, which granted the plaintiffs’ motion to vacate their default in answering the defendant’s summary judgment motion and, upon reargument, denied the defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

Since the plaintiffs proffered a reasonable excuse and demonstrated that they possessed a meritorious action, the Supreme Court properly vacated their default in…