Delgado v. Velecela

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants Jorge A. Velecela and Luis A. Niola appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schmidt, J.), dated August 31, 2007, which denied their motion to vacate a judgment of the same court (Maraño, J.), entered June 29, 2007, upon their default in answering or appearing and after an inquest on the issue of damages, which was in favor of the plaintiff and against them in the principal sum of $225,000.

Ordered that the order is modified, on the law, by deleting the provision thereof denying that branch of the motion…