Legal Opinion
Borrie v. County of Suffolk
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided October 18, 2011PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In opposition to the plaintiffs cross motion for leave to enter a judgment against the defendant County of Suffolk upon its default in answering or appearing, the County was required to *843demonstrate a reasonable excuse for its default and a potentially meritorious defense to the action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Kouzios v Dery, 57 AD3d 949 [2008]; Giovanelli v Rivera, 23 AD3d 616 [2005]; Mjahdi v Maguire, 21 AD3d 1067, 1068 [2005]; see also Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v A.C. Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 NY2d 138, 141 [1986]; Gray v B. R. Trucking Co., 59 NY2d 649, 650 [1983]). The County failed to proffer a…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v. A. C. Dutton Lumber Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Gray v. B. R. Trucking Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
- Mjahdi v. MaguireAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Giovanelli v. RiveraAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Kouzios v. DeryAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Paulus v. Christopher Vacirca, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2015
- Borrie v. County of SuffolkAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2021
- Archer v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014
- Archer v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2014