Grezinsky v. Mount Hebron Cemetery
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
—In an action to recover damages for breach of contract, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Kramer, J.), dated June 4, 2002, which denied their motion pursuant to CPLR 5015 to vacate a prior order of the same court, dated June 6, 2001, dismissing the action for failure to prosecute.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In order to vacate a default pursuant to CPLR 5015, a plaintiff must establish both a reasonable excuse and a meritorious cause of action (see CPLR 5015; Westchester County Med. Ctr. v Allstate Ins. Co., 283 AD2d 488 [2001]; Greene…
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