Lalani v. Santiago

Full title: HAMID I. LALANI et al., Respondents, v. EDUARDO SANTIAGO et al., Appellants

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

Date published: Mar 23, 1998

248 A.D.2d 595 (N.Y. App. Div. 1998)

669 N.Y.S.2d 919

Opinion

March 23, 1998

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Nassau County (McCarty, J.).

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

In order to establish entitlement to vacatur of a default in interposing an answer, the defendants were required to establish the existence of a reasonable excuse and a meritorious defense ( see, Rebeil Consulting Corp. v. Kappa Realty Corp., 244 A.D.2d 540; Putney v. Pearlman, 203 A.D.2d 333). The defendants failed to do so.

Rosenblatt, J. P., Sullivan, Joy, Altman and Luciano, JJ., concur.