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First Select, Inc. v. James

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 20, 2003
2003 N.Y. Slip Op. 51545 (N.Y. App. Term 2003)

Opinion

2002-1750 N C.

Decided November 20, 2003.

Appeal by defendant, as limited by his brief, from so much of an order of the District Court, Nassau County (S. Jaeger, J.), entered October 11, 2002, as granted his motion to vacate the default judgment upon the condition that the judgment stand as security pending further order of the court.

Order unanimously affirmed without costs.

PRESENT: DOYLE, P.J., WINICK and SKELOS, JJ.


Inasmuch as CPLR 5015 (a) provides express authority for the court to vacate a default "upon such terms as may be just", we find under the circumstances presented that the court below acted well, within its discretion by vacating the default upon the condition that the judgment stand as security pending further order of the court.


Summaries of

First Select, Inc. v. James

Appellate Term of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 20, 2003
2003 N.Y. Slip Op. 51545 (N.Y. App. Term 2003)
Case details for

First Select, Inc. v. James

Case Details

Full title:FIRST SELECT, INC., Respondent, v. JOSEPH JAMES, Appellant

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

Date published: Nov 20, 2003

Citations

2003 N.Y. Slip Op. 51545 (N.Y. App. Term 2003)