Ronan v. J.J.D. Food Services Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action, inter alia, to recover on a corporate debt allegedly guaranteed by the defendant Jeremiah Lynch, the defendant Jeremiah Lynch appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Roberto, J.), dated May 28, 1985, which denied his motion to vacate a default judgment entered against him.
Order affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
Although the summons did not specify the number of days within which the appellant had to serve an answer if he was personally served within this State, such an omission did not render the subsequently obtained default judgment "absolutely void”…
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