Metropolitan Group Property & Casualty Insurance v. Wellington

OPINION OF THE COURT

Michael A. Ciaffa, J.

This action by the insurer of a damaged auto involves facts and circumstances which defy easy analysis. A slim set of motion papers seeks a default judgment against defendants. The papers end up presenting complexities not apparent from the face of the moving papers. In the decision that follows, the court issues rulings on the matter which wade through a series of difficult jurisdictional issues and novel legal questions. Finally ad*273dressing the merits of the motion, the court concludes that plaintiffs proof of claim is deficient, requiring denial of…