Johnson v. Eurotec Kitchen & Design, Inc.

Mary Ann Johnson, Plaintiff-Respondent,

against

Eurotec Kitchen & Design, Inc. d/b/a Alpine Kitchen & Bath, Defendant-Appellant.

Defendant appeals from an order of the Small Claims Part of the Civil Court of the City of New York, New York County (Erika M. Edwards, J.), entered August 25, 2016, which denied its motion to vacate a default judgment.

Order (Erika M. Edwards, J.), entered August 25, 2016, reversed, without costs, motion granted, default judgment vacated, and matter remanded for further proceedings.

Given the judicial preference for resolving cases on the merits (see Chevalier v 368 E.…