Order reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, without costs or disbursements, cross motion granted and default judgment vacated.
Defendant has offered an adequate explanation for his nonappearance and demonstrated a sufficiently meritorious defense justifying vacatur of the default judgment and resolution of the issues at a hearing (see Batista v St. Lukes Hosp.,
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