Defendant's 1996 default was properly vacated pursuant to CPLR 317 and 5015 (a) upon evidence in the form of detailed affidavits which established that defendant had not personally received notice of the summons in time to defend, and that it had a meritorious defense to plaintiffs' slip-and-fall personal injury action (see Eugene Di Lorenzo, Inc. v Dutton Lbr. Co.,
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