Grazi v. Douglaston Estates, Inc.

It was improper to vacate the original judgment which had been directed to stand as security when defendant’s default was opened. This judgment, except as to such portion thereof as is in excess of the amount recovered by plaintiff after *968trial, remains of record and continues unimpaired as a lien against the property of the defendant. (Mott v. Union Bank of City of N. Y., 38 N. Y. 18; Pomeroy v. Hocking Valley Ry. Co., 187 App. Div. 158; Tierney v. Helvetia Swiss Fire Ins. Co., 126 App. Div. 446; MacDougall v. Hoes, 27 Misc. 590; Ingber v. De Friesse, 109 N. Y. S. 2d 419; 7 Carmody-Wait, New…