I.J. Handa, P. C. v. Imperato
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Vaccaro, J.) dated December 19, 1988, which granted *485the defendants’ motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (1) to be relieved of their default in answering the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A motion to be relieved of a default pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (1) is addressed to the sound discretion of the court, and the exercise of such discretion will generally not be disturbed if there is support in the record therefor (see, Vista Plumbing & Cooling v Woldec…
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