Meza v. Proud Transit Inc.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Milton A. Tingling, J.), entered February 22, 2008, which, to the extent appealed from, denied the motion to vacate the default judgment against defendant Karlyg, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion granted, and the complaint as against defendant-appellant dismissed. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

At the time of his car accident with plaintiff, Karlyg lived in Pennsylvania and had a Pennsylvania driver’s license. A few months later, he moved to New York. Two years after the accident, plaintiff—not knowing that…