Legal Opinion

Better v. Town of Schodack

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

Decided January 24, 1991PublishedCited by 9 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtCasey, J.

Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court (Travers, J.), entered October 6, 1989 in Rensselaer County, which, inter alia, denied plaintiffs’ motion for a default judgment.

At issue on this appeal is whether Supreme Court abused its discretion when it denied plaintiffs’ motion for a default judgment and granted defendant’s motion to compel acceptance of a notice of appearance. Based upon the factors to be considered on a motion for relief pursuant to CPLR 3012 (d), we find no abuse of discretion (see, Shure v Village of Westhampton Beach, 121 AD2d 887; Continental Cas. Co. v Cozzalino Constr.…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Shure v. Village of Westhampton Beach, Inc.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986
  2. Continental Casualty Co. v. Cozzolino Construction Corp.Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1986

3Cited by9 opinions

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  2. Bardi v. Warren County Sheriff's DepartmentAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1993
  3. Busa v. BusaAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1994
  4. Aabel v. Town of PoughkeepsieAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 2003
  5. Cleary v. East Syracuse-Minoa Central School DistrictAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1998

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