Hodges v. Sidial
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, the plaintiff appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Schulman, J.), dated January 8, 2007, which, inter alia, granted that branch of the defendants’ motion which was pursuant to CPLR 5015 to vacate a judgment of the same court entered against them upon their default in appearing at trial.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A defendant seeking to vacate a default in appearing or answering must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the default *634and a meritorious defense to the action (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1];…
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