D D & P Realty, Inc. v. Robustiano

Plaintiff commenced this action alleging that defendants breached a contract by providing substandard work. Supreme Court entered a default judgment against defendants as to liability and ordered an inquest to determine damages (see CPLR 3215). After the inquest, the court held that defendant Gino Robustiano, individually and doing business as Calabrese Masonry, was liable to plaintiff for $32,000. The court, however, *1497without the benefit of a motion to vacate the default, revisited its determination of liability against defendant Jarrod Haas, individually and doing business as J. Haas & Sons,…