Pickney v. Wood

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Doran, J.), entered February 8, 1990 in Schenectady County, which, inter alia, granted defendant’s motion for an extension of time to answer the complaint.

Plaintiffs moved for a default judgment against defendant on December 16, 1988 for damages incurred in an auto collision between vehicles driven by plaintiff Adolph Pickney and defendant. An interlocutory order of default was entered and the matter was thereafter adjourned several times for an inquest on the extent of damages, the last date being October 11, 1989. On September 6, 1989, attorneys…