Xiao Jia Lin v. Engleton

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Arlene E Bluth, J.), entered October 18, 2013, which granted defendant’s motion to vacate a prior order granting plaintiffs motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability upon defendant’s default, and, upon vacating the prior order, denied plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Supreme Court exercised its discretion in a provident manner in determining that defendant provided a reasonable excuse for her default in opposing plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment (CPLR 5015 [a] [1]). The record shows that the…