Legal Opinion
McCleaver v. VanFossen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 16, 2000PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover dam*604ages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Sherwood, J.), dated March 10, 2000, which, inter alia, granted the defendants’ motion to vacate a judgment of the same court, dated March 5, 1999, entered upon their default in answering the complaint.
Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the judgment dated March 5, 1999, in favor of the plaintiff is reinstated.
A defendant moving to vacate a judgment entered upon its default must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v. A. C. Dutton Lumber Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Roussodimou v. ZafiriadisAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
- Keane v. KaminNew York Court of Appeals · 1999
- Sherrill v. PettifordAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1991
- Pumarejo-Garcia v. McDonoughAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1997
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