To Yiu Yeung v. City of New York

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Kibbie Payne, J.), entered on or about November 5, 1999, which denied plaintiffs’ motion to vacate the default judgment against them and for leave to oppose McPhee’s motion to dismiss, unanimously reversed, on the law, the facts and in the exercise of discretion, without costs, the motion granted and the complaint against defendant McPhee reinstated.

Plaintiffs demonstrated a reasonable excuse for their default and a meritorious claim (CPLR 5015 [a] [1]); Mediavilla v Gurman, 272 AD2d 146). Their uncontested affidavits and the police reports of the…