Knupfer v. Hertz Corp.

*1238Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Erie County (Joseph R. Glownia, J.), entered April 13, 2006 in a personal injury action. The order denied the motion of defendant the Hertz Corporation to vacate an order granting a default judgment against it.

It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously reversed on the law without costs, the motion is granted and the order entered January 27, 2006 is vacated.

Memorandum: A party seeking to vacate a default judgment is “required to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious…