Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. Conway

The Supreme Court properly denied that branch of the motion of the defendant Purcell Conway (hereinafter the appellant) which was, in effect, to vacate a judgment of foreclosure and sale entered January 18, 2008, upon his default in answering or appearing. A defendant seeking to vacate a default in appearing or answering must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the default and a potentially meritorious defense to the action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; US Bank N.A. v Stewart, 97 AD3d 740 [2012]; Fremont Inv. & Loan v Bertram, 90 AD3d 988, 988 [2011]; Citimortgage, Inc. v Brown, 83 AD3d 644, 645…