Carp v. Marcus

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term (Swartwood, J.), entered February 22, 1984 in Tompkins County, which denied plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment.

On August 9, 1981, plaintiff and defendant were involved in a fracas at defendant’s house where plaintiff had recently been residing with defendant’s estranged wife. On June 25, 1983, plaintiff served defendant with a complaint alleging causes of action arising out of this situation. They included interference with contractual relations, trespass, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and breach of the…