It appears that "findings of fact and conclusions of law" made by a referee to determine in favor of appellants and against the vehicle's lessee were, along with a contemporaneous "judgment" also signed by the referee, filed by appellants with the County Clerk but never signed by the latter, and that a judgment roll was also never prepared. The motion court correctly held that such filings did not effect entry of a judgment (see, CPLR 5016 [a]; 5017 [a]). Since no...
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