Opinion
October 20, 1997
Appeal from the Surrogate's Court, Westchester County (Emanuelli, S.).
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs payable by the appellant personally.
It is well settled that a party attempting to vacate a default judgment must establish both a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious claim or defense ( see, Putney v. Pearlman, 203 A.D.2d 333; Schiavetta v. McKeon, 190 A.D.2d 724). The plaintiff has failed to satisfy this standard.
Bracken, J.P., Pizzuto, Altman and Krausman, JJ., concur.