It appears that plaintiff served defendant's prior counsel with a copy of the complaint on June 28, 1974 pursuant to defendants' demand and in compliance with CPLR 3012 (subd [b]). Defendants did not, however, interpose an answer. Nevertheless, plaintiff failed to move for entry of default judgment until November, 1977, after the one-year period prescribed by CPLR 3215 for taking such proceeding subsequent to the default had expired. Accordingly, under the provisions of CPLR...
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