Legal Opinion
McNeill v. Lasala
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 2, 1985PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Gagliardi, J.),. entered May 15, 1984, which granted defendant’s motion to vacate his default in answering, vacated plaintiff’s note of issue for an inquest of damages, and directed plaintiff to accept the defendant’s proposed answer, which was deemed served as of the date of the motion papers.
Order affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
*460In view of the relatively short period of the delay, the absence of prejudice to plaintiff, the potential meritorious nature of…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Lindo v. EvansAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Vista Plumbing & Cooling, Inc. v. Woldec Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1979
3Cited by5 opinions
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- Walter v. Rockland Armor & Metal Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Bradley v. RogersAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
- Warren v. MariaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1989