Legal Opinion
Fromartz v. Bodner
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided November 23, 1999PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Harold Tompkins, J.), entered May 28, 1998, denying defendants’ motion to vacate their default, and order, same court and Justice, entered August 25, 1998, directing entry of judgment in the sum of $139,335, unanimously reversed, on the law, the facts, and in the exercise of discretion, without costs, and the motion to vacate granted.
Given our preference for disposition of cases on the merits (see, Santora & McKay v Mazzella, 211 AD2d 460, 463; DFI Communications v Golden Penn Theatre Ticket Serv., 87 AD2d 778, 779), we find that Supreme Court…
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