Legal Opinion

M&E 73-75 LLC v. 57 Fusion LLC

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided October 16, 2014No. 13248N 153655/12PublishedCited by 7 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Ellen M. Coin, J.), entered March 12, 2013, which denied plaintiffs motion for a default judgment against defendant (CPLR 3215), unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The IAS court providently exercised its discretion by denying plaintiffs motion (see e.g. Nutley v Skydive the Ranch, 65 AD3d 443, 444 [1st Dept 2009]). Defendant made the requisite showing of a reasonable excuse for failing to answer the complaint (see Whittemore v Yeo, 99 AD3d 496, 496-497 [1st Dept 2012]). The factors to be considered in determining the sufficiency of the excuse all weigh…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Ryan v. New York Telephone Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1984
  2. Grace v. NappaNew York Court of Appeals · 1979
  3. Taieb v. Hilton Hotels Corp.New York Court of Appeals · 1983
  4. New Media Holding Co. v. KagalovskyAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2012
  5. Higgins v. Bellet Construction Co.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001

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3Cited by7 opinions

  1. Yea Soon Chung v. Mid Queens LPAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2016
  2. Rector v. BDG Gotham Residential, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2022
  3. Morales v. American United Transp., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  4. Morales v. American United Transp., Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023
  5. Watts v. GarciaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2023

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