Legal Opinion

Marine v. Federal Insurance Co.

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

Decided April 29, 2002PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover on an insurance policy pursuant to Insurance Law § 3420, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Golar, J.), dated November 30, 2001, which granted the defendant’s motion to vacate a judgment entered against it upon its default in answering and to dismiss the complaint.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in granting that branch of the defendant’s motion which was to vacate the judgment entered against it upon its default in answering. To obtain relief pursuant to CPLR…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v. A. C. Dutton Lumber Co.New York Court of Appeals · 1986
  2. Nicolosi v. Sleuth Security Systems, Ltd.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. Hospital for Joint Diseases v. Lincoln General InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008
  2. New York & Presbyterian Hospital v. Allstate InsuranceAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2006
  3. Thakurdyal v. 341 Scholes Street, LLCAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2008

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