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Home Sav. Bank v. Watersedge Estates

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 13, 2001
288 A.D.2d 266 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)

Opinion

Nos. 2001-01133, 2001-01163

Argued October 16, 2001.

November 13, 2001.

In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendant Ko-Cheng Cheng appeals from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Richmond County (J. Leone, J.), dated June 15, 2000, which denied his motion to vacate a judgment of the same court, entered July 21, 1995, on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction, and (2) an order of the same court entered December 11, 2000, which denied his motion for leave to renew.

Lapidus Smith, LLP, New York, N.Y. (Steven R. Lapidus and William J. Ferrall of counsel), for appellant.

Buchanan Ingersoll Professional Corporation, New York, N.Y. (Timothy P. McElduff, Jr., and Vincenzo Paparo of counsel), for respondent.

Before: CORNELIUS J. O'BRIEN, J.P., LEO F. McGINITY, HOWARD MILLER, THOMAS A. ADAMS, JJ.


DECISION ORDER

ORDERED that the orders are affirmed, with one bill of costs.

On April 14, 2000, the appellant moved to vacate a judgment entered against him in a mortgage foreclosure action five years earlier on the ground that he was not served with the summons and complaint. The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the appellant's motion. The appellant was not entitled to vacate the judgment on the ground of lack of personal jurisdiction since his attorney appeared on his behalf in 1989 and subsequently waived the jurisdictional defense asserted in the answer ( see, Yihye v. Blumenberg, 260 A.D.2d 371; Morrison v. Budget Rent A Car Sys., 230 A.D.2d 253, 260; Matter of Durchin, 217 A.D.2d 582). Moreover, the appellant failed to establish that he had a meritorious defense to the action ( see, W.H. Linen Supply Co. v. Landing Steak House, Inc., 286 A.D.2d 326 [2d Dept., Aug. 6, 2001]; Hecht v. Bass Rest., 267 A.D.2d 279).

The Supreme Court properly denied the appellant's motion for leave to renew since he failed to present a reasonable justification for not presenting the additional facts in his original motion ( see, CPLR 2221[e][3]; Greene v. New York City Hous. Auth., 283 A.D.2d 458; Tummina v. Royal Carting Servs., 282 A.D.2d 670; Cooke v. Cekovic, 282 A.D.2d 568).

O'BRIEN, J.P., McGINITY, H. MILLER and ADAMS, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Home Sav. Bank v. Watersedge Estates

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Nov 13, 2001
288 A.D.2d 266 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
Case details for

Home Sav. Bank v. Watersedge Estates

Case Details

Full title:HOME SAVINGS BANK, respondent, v. WATERSEDGE ESTATES, INC., et al.…

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

Date published: Nov 13, 2001

Citations

288 A.D.2d 266 (N.Y. App. Div. 2001)
732 N.Y.S.2d 867

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