Legal Opinion
Shmarkatyuk v. Chouchereba
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided February 19, 2002PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendant Joseph Pitre appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Schneier, J.), dated September 6, 2001, which denied his motion to vacate his default in answering the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A court may excuse a default in answering upon a showing of a meritorious defense and a justifiable excuse for the default (see, Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v Dutton Lbr. Co., 67 NY2d 138). It is within the court’s discretion whether, in the interest of justice, to excuse delay or default…
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- Fuller v. Tae KwonAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
- Korea Exchange Bank v. AttilioAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1992
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