Legal Opinion
Rodgers v. 66 East Tremont Heights Housing Development Fund Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided January 26, 2010PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
It is well settled that a defendant seeking to vacate a judgment entered upon its default in appearing and answering the complaint must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the delay, as well as a meritorious defense to the action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v A.C. Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 NY2d 138, 141 [1986]). What constitutes a reasonable excuse for a default generally lies within the sound discretion of the motion court (see Grutman v Southgate At Bar Harbor Home Owners’ Assn., 207 AD2d 526, 527 [1994]).
In the case at bar, defendant submitted affidavits wherein it denied…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v. A. C. Dutton Lumber Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
- Chelli v. Kelly Group, P.C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2009
- Grutman v. Southgate at Bar Harbor Home Owners' Ass'nAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Heskel's West 38th Street Corp. v. Gotham Construction Co. LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2005
- Santora & McKay v. MazzellaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1995
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