Mayville v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Order unanimously reversed on the law without costs, motion granted and judgment vacated. Memorandum: Supreme Court erred in denying the *945motion of defendant to vacate a $175,000 default judgment entered against it in plaintiff’s action to recover for personal injuries sustained as a result of a criminal act in defendant’s store. Defendant demonstrated a reasonable excuse for its default in appearing in the action and a meritorious defense to the complaint (see, Di Lorenzo, Inc. v Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 NY2d 138, 141; Yacone v Ryan Homes, 216 AD2d 963; Bernardo v USAir Group, 175 AD2d 642; Price…
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