Legal Opinion
Watson v. New York City Transit Authority
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided March 6, 2007PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Hurkin-Torres, J.), dated October 29, 2004, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (1) to vacate their default in appearing for trial, to vacate the dismissal of the action pursuant to 22 NYCRR 202.27 (b), and to restore the action to the trial calendar.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The instant action was commenced in 1996. In May 2003, the plaintiffs filed a note of issue certifying that the case was ready for trial. On or about…
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