Order affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
We find no abuse of discretion in the court's denial of the defendants' motion to open their default and vacate the judgment which was entered against them. In order to obtain relief from a judgment or order pursuant to CPLR 5015 (a) (1) the defaulting party must show a reasonable excuse for the default. In this case, the purported excuse was that the defendants assumed the need to answer the summons and complaint had...
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