Fergus v. Brooklyn Law School

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Sheila Abdus-Salaam, J.), entered on or about April 11, 1997, which granted defendant’s motion to vacate a default and the order directing an inquest, unanimously reversed, on the law, with costs and disbursements, the motion denied and the parties directed to proceed to inquest.

Plaintiff sues for personal injuries sustained as a result of a fire, allegedly caused by overheating inside the outlet next to his bed, in a residential building owned and operated by defendant. In a letter to defendant dated May 28, 1996, plaintiff’s attorney set forth a…