Bruno v. Bruno

In an action, inter alia, to recover damages for conversion, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Lefkowitz, J.), entered October 22, 2001, which granted the defendants’ motion to vacate their default in answering.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion is denied.

In support of their motion to vacate their default pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (1), the defendants failed to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for their default and a meritorious defense to the action (see Kolajo v City of New York, 248 AD2d 512; Roussodimou…