Brown v. Andreoli

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (George J. Silver, J.), entered June 9, 2010, which, in an action for personal injuries arising out of a motor vehicle accident, granted plaintiffs motion for a default judgment to the extent that if defendant did not file her answer within 45 days of service of the order with notice of entry, a default judgment would be entered against her, unanimously reversed, on the law, without costs, the motion denied, and the complaint dismissed as abandoned. The Clerk is directed to enter judgment accordingly.

Plaintiff failed to demonstrate a reasonable excuse for…