Decree reversed, on the law and in the exercise of discretion, without costs or disbursements, and matter remitted to the Surrogate's Court, Dutchess County, for further proceedings consistent herewith.
A review of the entire record convinces us that it was an improvident exercise of discretion to deny appellant's application to vacate his default (see Smith v Waldbaum's Supermarket,
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