Legal Opinion

Furon Construction, Inc. v. Velez

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided November 28, 1994PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to foreclose a mechanic’s lien, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leviss, J.), dated November 30, 1992, which denied her motion to vacate a default judgment.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, without costs or disbursements.

It is well-settled that a default judgment may be vacated in the sound discretion of the trial court upon the movant’s showing of an excusable default as well as a meritorious defense (see, CPLR 5015 [a]; Perellie v Crimson’s Rest., 108 AD2d 903; Fiore v Galang, 64 NY2d 999; County of Nassau v Cedric Constr. Corp., 100…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Fiore v. GalangNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
  2. Perellie v. Crimson's Restaurant, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985
  3. County of Nassau v. Cedric Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
  4. McCargar v. WelserAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1985

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Akhtar v. CavalieriAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998
  2. Rand v. Equitable Life Assurance Society of United StatesAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2001
  3. Clarke v. UrlickAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1999
  4. Peterson v. BrookAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003

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