Ordered that the order is reversed, as a matter of discretion, with costs, and the motion is granted.
The Supreme Court improvidently exercised its discretion in denying the plaintiffs' motion for leave to enter a default judgment. In opposition to the motion, the defendants failed to proffer a reasonable excuse for the lengthy delay in answering the complaint and failed to demonstrate that they had a meritorious defense (see, CPLR 3012 [d]; MacMarty, Inc...
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