Legal Opinion
Pimento v. Rojas
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 10, 2012PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the *845Supreme Court, Queens County (McDonald, J.), entered September 27, 2011, which granted the defendant’s motion to vacate an order of the same court dated April 25, 2011, granting the plaintiffs’ unopposed motion for leave to enter a default judgment upon her failure to appear or answer the complaint, and directing an inquest on damages.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A defendant seeking to vacate a default must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious…
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