Gleissner v. Singh

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Golar, J.), dated September 1, 1998, which granted the defendant’s motion to compel him to accept a late answer, and denied his cross motion for leave to enter a judgment on the issue of liability upon the defendant’s default in answering and for an inquest on the issue of damages.

Ordered that the order is reversed, with costs, the motion is denied, the cross motion is granted, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for an inquest on the…