Kolajo v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant City of New York appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Jackson, J.), dated January 31, 1997, which denied its motion to vacate an order of the same court, dated January 18, 1996, granting the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability upon the City’s default in responding to the motion.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is well settled that on a motion to vacate a default pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a), a defendant must demonstrate a reasonable excuse…
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