Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in granting that branch of the respondents' motion which was to compel the plaintiff to accept their answer. The respondents proffered a sufficient excuse for their failure to timely answer the complaint and established the existence of a meritorious defense (cf., Kennedy v Cassmon Realty Co.,
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