Legal Opinion
Thompson v. County of Suffolk
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided April 28, 2009PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for negligence and wrongful death, the plaintiff appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Whelan, J.), dated February 26, 2008, as denied that branch of her motion which was for leave to enter judgment against the defendant County of Suffolk on the issue of liability, upon its failure to appear or answer the complaint.
Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.
A defendant who has failed to appear or answer the complaint must provide a reasonable excuse for the default and…
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