Legal Opinion
Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon v. Matteo
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 3, 2000PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover legal fees, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Milano, J.), dated March 2, 1999, which, inter alia, denied his motion to vacate a judgment of the same court, dated November 19, 1997, entered upon his default in appearing in the action.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
To succeed on a motion to vacate a judgment entered upon a default, the movant must demonstrate both a valid excuse for the default and a meritorious defense to the underlying action (see, CPLR 5015 [a]; MRI Enters. v Amanat, 263 AD2d…
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