Legal Opinion

Majewski v. Weiss

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided June 18, 2001Published

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for medical malpractice, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Patterson, J.), dated August 14, 2000, which denied her motion, in effect, to vacate her default in opposing the defendant’s motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in *434denying the plaintiffs motion since the plaintiff failed to establish a reasonable excuse for her default (see, Roessler v Caruso & Caruso, 262 AD2d 627; General Elec. Capital Auto Lease…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. General Electric Capital Auto Lease, Inc. v. TerziAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1996
  2. Roessler v. Caruso & Caruso, P. C.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999

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