Order reversed, in the exercise of discretion, with $20 costs and disbursements; plaintiffs' motion denied; and defendant's cross motion granted.
In our opinion, the excuse offered by respondents for the delay of 22 months in prosecuting the action was improbable and inadequate. That and the failure to submit an affidavit of merits required dismissal of the complaint (cf. Fromberg v. 261 Broadway Estates,
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