New York & Presbyterian Hospital v. American Home Assurance Co.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
In an action to recover no-fault insurance benefits, the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Cozzens, J.), dated June 15, 2005, which granted the defendant’s motion to vacate a judgment entered December 13, 2004, upon its failure to appear or answer, awarding the plaintiffs, as assignees of Anthony Huang, the principal sum of $124,718.36, and granted the defendant leave to interpose an answer.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
A party seeking to vacate a default judgment pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (1) “must demonstrate a reasonable excuse for its…
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