ORTIZ v. SANTIAGO


303 A.D.2d 1 (2003)

757 N.Y.S.2d 521

CARMEN ORTIZ, Appellant, v. TAMMY SANTIAGO, Defendant, and DEIDRE SELVIN BROWN et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, First Department.

March 4, 2003.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Arnold E. DiJoseph, III, of counsel (DiJoseph & Portegello, P.C. and Parker & Waichman, attorneys), for appellant.

Richard E. Lerner of counsel (Cynthia A. Neugebauer on the brief; Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, LLP and Law Offices of Irwen C. Abrams, attorneys), for respondents.

TOM, J.P., ANDRIAS, ROSENBERGER and GONZALEZ, JJ., concur.


OPINION OF THE COURT

SULLIVAN, J.

This is an appeal from the grant, without any reason or explanation, of defendants' motion to vacate a default judgment and for leave to serve an answer.

The verified complaint alleges that on July 30, 2000, plaintiff, a passenger in an automobile owned and operated by defendant Santiago, was injured when the Santiago vehicle came into contact with a vehicle owned by defendant Deidre Selvin Brown and operated by...

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