Swensen v. MV Transportation, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
*925To vacate his default in opposing the motion of the defendants MV Transportation, Inc., and Jeffrey Salley (hereinafter together the appellants), the plaintiff was required to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the default in opposing the motion and a potentially meritorious opposition to the motion (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Ogunmoyin v 1515 Broadway Fee Owner, LLC, 85 AD3d 991 [2011]; Legaretta v Ekhstor, 74 AD3d 899 [2010]; Rivera v Komor, 69 AD3d 833 [2010]; Nowell v NYU Med. Ctr., 55 AD3d 573 [2008]). The determination of what constitutes a reasonable excuse lies within the Supreme Court’s…
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