Seccombe v. Serafina Restaurant Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Pitts, J.), dated September 3, 2002, which, inter alia, granted the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (1) to vacate their default in appearing and answering.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A party seeking to vacate a default in appearing or answering must demonstrate a justifiable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense (see Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 NY2d 138, 141 [1986]). The defendants reasonably relied on the…
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