Santiago v. Siega

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Queens *307County (LeVine, J.), dated May 12, 1997, as granted the plaintiffs motion for leave to enter a judgment on the issue of liability and for an inquest on damages, upon the defendant’s default in appearing in the action.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

Generally, in order to successfully oppose a motion for leave to enter a judgment based on the failure to serve an answer, a defendant must demonstrate…