Chiulli v. Coyne

In an action to recover *414money, inter alia, for services rendered, the defendant Marilyn Coyne appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Marlow, J.), dated February 8, 2001, as denied her motion to vacate a judgment entered upon her default in answering the amended complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

To succeed on a motion to vacate a judgment entered upon her default, a defendant must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense to the underlying action (see,…