Opinion
October 21, 1976
Appeal from an order of the Supreme Court at Special Term, entered February 24, 1976 in Albany County, which denied defendant's motion to vacate a default judgment. The record establishes that Special Term was correct in its conclusion that the defendant has not shown a valid excuse for his default and has not demonstrated a meritorious defense. As the opening of a default is discretionary, and the defendant has not met both conditions prerequisite to the relief sought, Special Term's refusal to open the default was not an abuse of discretion (United Ind. Corp. v Shreiber, 51 A.D.2d 688; Doroski v Mintler, 49 A.D.2d 990; State Bank of Albany v Guiseppi Estates, 44 A.D.2d 878; Harris v Harris, 35 A.D.2d 894). Order affirmed, without costs. Koreman, P.J., Greenblott, Main, Larkin and Herlihy, JJ., concur.