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Mayerson Stutman, LLP v. Most

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 15, 2006
30 A.D.3d 261 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)

Opinion

8831N.

June 15, 2006.

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Karen S. Smith, J.), entered April 25, 2005, as amended by order, same court and Justice, entered May 17, 2005, which denied defendant's motion for a default judgment on her counterclaims, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

McCarthy Fingar LLP, White Plains (Joel Martin Aurnou of counsel), for appellant.

Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton Eberz, P.C., White Plains (Peter N. Freiberg of counsel), for respondent.

Before: Mazzarelli, J.P., Friedman, Nardelli, Gonzalez and Catterson, JJ., Concur.


While plaintiff offered no specific explanation for its former counsel's failure to answer defendant's counterclaims or to extend the time for doing so, the showing was nevertheless adequate to support a finding of excusable law office failure ( see To Yiu Yeung v. City of New York, 282 AD2d 217). Plaintiff also showed a meritorious defense to the counterclaims.


Summaries of

Mayerson Stutman, LLP v. Most

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department
Jun 15, 2006
30 A.D.3d 261 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
Case details for

Mayerson Stutman, LLP v. Most

Case Details

Full title:MAYERSON STUTMAN, LLP, Respondent, v. DEBRA MOST, Also Known as DEBRA…

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

Date published: Jun 15, 2006

Citations

30 A.D.3d 261 (N.Y. App. Div. 2006)
2006 N.Y. Slip Op. 4947
816 N.Y.S.2d 351

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