Legal Opinion
Swain v. Janzen
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided June 2, 1986PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for conversion, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Gowan, J.), dated January 15, 1985, which denied her motion to vacate a default judgment entered January 18, 1984.
Order reversed, without costs or disbursements, motion granted, and judgment vacated. The defendant’s time to answer is extended until 20 days after service upon her of a copy of the order to be made hereon, with notice of entry.
This action arose as a result of various transactions that occurred just prior to the death of Frieda Swain, the mother of the…
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