White v. Daimler Chrysler Corp.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the defendants Wilfredo Cortez and Wilfredo Cortez, doing business as Fred Flat Fix appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Lewis, J.), dated October 20, 2006, which denied their motion to vacate their default in answering the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In order to vacate their default in answering the complaint, the appellants were required to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for their failure to serve an answer, and a meritorious defense (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Forward Door of N.Y.,…
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