Stanley v. City of New York

Order, Supreme Court, Bronx County (Howard Silver, J.), entered June 14, 1988, which denied plaintiffs-appellants’ motion to vacate a default judgment entered against them, unanimously reversed, on the law and the facts, and in the exercise of discretion, and the motion granted, without costs.

*467This action, commenced by plaintiffs-appellants in May 1987, is one of three lawsuits arising out of the alleged conversion of appellants’ automobiles. Defendants-respondents moved to dismiss the complaint after issue had been joined, asserting res judicata, failure to state a cause of action, and lack…