Legal Opinion
Ruppell v. Hair Plus Beauty, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 5, 2001PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (Ponterio, J.), dated October 10, 2000, which denied her motion to vacate a judgment of the same court, entered May 24, 1999, dismissing the complaint upon her default in appearing at trial.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A plaintiff seeking to vacate a default judgment must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and the existence of a meritorious claim (see, CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Wynne v Wagner, 262 AD2d 556; Rock v Schwartz, 244 AD2d…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Wynne v. WagnerAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Gannon v. Johnson Scale Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
- Rock v. SchwartzAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Saeed v. Boulevard HospitalAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
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- Nahum v. MansourAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2013
- Grasso v. TortorelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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