Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. v. State Farm Mutual Insurance

—In a proceeding pursuant to CPLR article 75 to confirm two arbitration awards, both dated March 20, 1996, the petitioner appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Fredman, J.), dated April 30, 1997, which granted the motion of the respondent, State Farm Mutual Insurance Company, to vacate a judgment of the same court, entered January 24, 1997, confirming the arbitration awards upon the respondent’s default in opposing the petition.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

To vacate a judgment entered upon default, a party must demonstrate the existence of a…