Order unanimously affirmed, with costs.
Memorandum:
Following the taking of proofs Supreme Court, Erie County granted an order awarding $700 damages and $20,000 punitive damages in favor of plaintiff against nonresident Illinois defendants who had defaulted in answering. The defendants subsequently moved to reopen the default judgment and a Special Term Justice, other than the one who had heard the evidence and awarded the damages, granted the motion. Such...
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