Sardar v. Birra

—In an action for specific performance of a contract to sell real property, the defendant appeals, as limited by her brief, from so much of an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Knipel, J.), dated January 16, 2001, as, in effect, denied her cross motion to vacate a judgment entered upon her failure to appear or answer.

Ordered that the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs.

To vacate a default judgment pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a), a defendant must demonstrate, inter alia, a reasonable excuse *447for the default. Although the defendant claimed that she was not properly served…