Opinion
June 15, 1998
Appeal from the Supreme Court, Queens County (Lonschein, J.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in granting the defendant's motion to compel the plaintiff to accept an untimely answer. The delay on the part of the defendant was relatively brief and the excuse for the delay was reasonable ( see, CPLR 3012 [d]).
Rosenblatt, J. P., Sullivan, Joy, Altman and Luciano, JJ., concur.