Legal Opinion
U.S. Bank National Ass'n v. Stewart
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided July 18, 2012Published
1Opinion of the Court
The Supreme Court properly denied that branch of the defendants’ motion which was to vacate the judgment of foreclosure and sale dated September 7, 2007, entered upon their default in appearing or answering the complaint. 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]; Deutsche Bank Natl. Trust Co. v Luden, 91 AD3d 701, 701 [2012]; Fremont Inv. & Loan v Bertram, 90 AD3d 988 [2011]; Citimortgage, Inc. v Brown, 83 AD3d 644, 645 [2011]). Here, while…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Hallock v. StateNew York Court of Appeals · 1984
- Wells Fargo Bank v. CerviniAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
- Deutsche Bank National Trust Co. v. LudenAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Tribeca Lending Corp. v. CorreaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
- Citimortgage, Inc. v. BrownAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2011
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