Galletta v. Siu-Mei Yip

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (LeVine, J.), dated April 5, 1999, which denied their motion to vacate a judgment of the same court dated November 3, 1997, entered upon their default in appearing at trial.

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, the judgment dated November 3, 1997, is vacated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Queens County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.

The defendants contend that the judgment at issue was…