Dorrer v. Berry
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*520In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for conversion of corporate assets, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Dutchess County (Pagones, J.), dated February 7, 2006, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 to vacate their default in appearing and answering the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A defendant seeking to vacate its default in appearing and answering the complaint must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the delay in appearing and answering and a meritorious defense to the action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Eugene Di Lorenzo,…
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