Legal Opinion
Putnam County National Bank of Carmel v. Simpson
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 2, 1994PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendants Richard Simpson and Annie Simpson appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Putnam County (Hickman, J.), dated February 25, 1992, which denied their motion to vacate a judgment of *298foreclosure and sale of the same court (Dickinson, J.), dated April 10, 1991.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
We agree with the appellants’ general contention that a court which renders a judgment possesses broad, inherent discretion to vacate it on such terms as are just (see, CPLR 5015 [a]; see, Ladd v Stevenson, 112 NY 325). However, in this…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Ladd v. . StevensonNew York Court of Appeals · 1889
- Shaw v. ShawAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1983
- Sirota v. KloogmanAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1988
- Barrett v. LittlesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
- Christ-Mitch Realty Corp. v. Clarkson Realty Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
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