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Umlauf v. County of Chautauqua

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Nov 7, 1984
105 A.D.2d 1104 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)

Opinion

November 7, 1984

Appeal from the Supreme Court, Chautauqua County, Ricotta, J.

Present — Dillon, P.J., Hancock, Jr., Green, Moule and Schnepp, JJ.


Order unanimously affirmed, without costs. Memorandum: Within two days of its entry, defendant moved to vacate a default judgment taken against it by plaintiff. Defendant concedes that its failure to serve an answer after plaintiff had consented to an extension of time may only be characterized as law office failure. Nevertheless, Special Term was empowered to excuse the default (CPLR 2005). Given the well-established policy favoring dispositions on the merits, the lack of any prejudice to plaintiff, and the possible merit of the defenses which defendant seeks to assert, Special Term did not abuse its discretion in vacating the default judgment (CPLR 5015, subd [a]; Aces Mechanical Corp. v Cohen Bros. Realty Constr. Corp., 99 A.D.2d 455).


Summaries of

Umlauf v. County of Chautauqua

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Nov 7, 1984
105 A.D.2d 1104 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)
Case details for

Umlauf v. County of Chautauqua

Case Details

Full title:DONALD UMLAUF, as Parent and Natural Guardian of MICHAEL UMLAUF, an…

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

Date published: Nov 7, 1984

Citations

105 A.D.2d 1104 (N.Y. App. Div. 1984)

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