Hannie v. Smith

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Ellison, J.), entered May 15, 1997 in Schuyler County, which denied defendant’s motion to vacate a default judgment entered against him.

Plaintiffs are the owners of certain real property that apparently is located in Schuyler County. In October 1996, plaintiffs commenced this action against defendant, who has been occupying the premises for a number of years, seeking, inter alia, to evict defendant from the property and to quiet title thereto. Following defendant’s failure to appear or answer, plaintiffs moved for a default judgment. Supreme Court…