Grutman v. Southgate at Bar Harbor Home Owners' Ass'n

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Robbins, J.), dated February 4, 1993, which granted the defendant’s motion to vacate the *527default judgment and directed the plaintiffs to accept service of the answer.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

An application to vacate a default may be granted if the movant establishes that its default was excusable and that it has a meritorious defense to the action (see, CPLR 5015 [a]; 2005). The determination of what constitutes a reasonable excuse for a…