Crooks v. Lear Taxi Corp.

Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Beatrice Shainswit, J.), entered February 20, 1987, denying defendant-appellant’s motion to vacate a default judgment, is unanimously reversed, on the law, the facts, and in the exercise of discretion, without costs, and defendant-appellant’s motion to vacate the default granted and defendant-appellant directed to serve a verified answer within 20 days of service of this court’s order.

On October 7, 1985, plaintiff-respondent Carol Crooks served a summons and verified complaint upon defendant-appellant Lear Taxi Corporation by service upon the…