Fieldston Lodge Care Center v. Andrews

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Lucindo Suarez, J.), entered October 21, 2009, which denied defendant Ian Andrews’s motion to vacate the default judgment entered against *553him and for leave to serve an answer, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendant failed to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for his default and a meritorious defense to the action (see Youni Gems Corp. v Bassco Creations Inc., 70 AD3d 454, 455 [2010], Iv dismissed 15 NY3d 863 [2010]). He offered no evidence to substantiate his proffered excuse for his default, that he believed his mother’s counsel had answered the…