Home Care Assoc., Inc. v. Smith

Home Care Associates, Inc. d/b/a Home Instead Senior Care, Plaintiff-Appellant,

against

Stephen M. Smith, Defendant-Respondent.

Plaintiff appeals from an order of the Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County (Paul A. Goetz, J.), dated January 5, 2017, which granted defendant's motion pursuant to CPLR 317 to vacate a default judgment.

Order (Paul A. Goetz, J.), dated January 5, 2017, affirmed, with $10 costs.

Given the strong public policy of this State to dispose of cases on the merits (see Johnson—Roberts v Ira Judelson Bail Bonds, 140 AD3d 509 [2016]), the motion court providently…