Berra v. Mughal

Full title: FERNANDO BERRA, Respondent, v. TANDEER MUGHAL et al., Appellants

Court: Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Jun 3, 1996

228 A.D.2d 401 (N.Y. App. Div. 1996)

643 N.Y.S.2d 423

Opinion

June 3, 1996

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Kings County (Held, J.).

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

Inasmuch as the defendants failed to establish a meritorious defense, the Supreme Court properly denied their motion to vacate the judgment entered upon their default in answering the complaint ( see, CPLR 317, 5015 [a]; Fennell v. Mason, 204 A.D.2d 599; Halali v. Gabbay, 223 A.D.2d 623). Rosenblatt, J.P., Sullivan, Copertino, Santucci and Goldstein, JJ., concur.