Gil-Soo Cha v. David

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Kenneth L. Thompson, Jr., J.), entered January 9, 2015, which, in this action for personal injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident, denied plaintiffs’ motion for a default judgment as against defendant Ida S. David, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The court exercised its discretion in a provident manner in denying plaintiffs’ motion for a default judgment against defendant David. Plaintiffs failed to establish by a preponderance evidence that the alleged service upon defendant was effected at her dwelling place or place of abode (see Persaud v…