Legal Opinion
Du-Art Film Laboratories, Inc. v. Wharton International Films Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided December 21, 1982PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
— Order, Supreme Court, Appellate *573Term, First Department, dated December 11, 1981 affirming order of Civil Court, New York County (Katz, J.), entered May 14, 1981 denying motion to vacate default judgment, is reversed, on the law and the facts, and in the exercise of discretion, and the motion to vacate the default judgment is granted, without costs. On application to vacate a default, the defendant must show a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense. As to the latter, the record contains a sworn statement by the individual defendant with personal knowledge of the facts…
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