Dowling Textile Manufacturing Co. v. Land
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
Contrary to the defendant’s contention, the Supreme Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying his motion to vacate the default judgment entered against him. A party attempting to vacate a default judgment on the ground of excusable default (see, CPLR 5015 [a] [1]) must establish both that there is a reasonable excuse for the default and that there exists a meritorious defense (see, General Elec. Tech. Servs. Co. v Perez, 156 AD2d 781; Brownsville Assocs. v Mathis, 137 AD2d 743; Foley Mach. Co. v Amaco Constr. Corp., 126 AD2d 603). The defendant has not met this burden. He…
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