Keles v. Kennedy

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila Abdus-Salaam, J.), entered June 11, 1996, which, to the extent appealed from as limited by defendant’s brief, granted plaintiff’s motion for default based on defendant’s failure to answer the complaint and set the matter down for an inquest, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts and in the exercise of discretion, without costs, plaintiff’s motion is denied, the default is vacated, leave is granted to serve a late answer, and the matter is remanded for further proceedings.

*186Plaintiff retained defendant to bring a breach of contract action…