The IAS court properly exercised its discretion in granting the motion of plaintiff landlord for a default judgment against defendant guarantors based on its finding that defendants failed to demonstrate a justifiable excuse for their delay in answering the complaint seeking to enforce defendants' guarantee of the tenant's lease obligations, and that defendants failed to establish a meritorious defense. Their defenses had been previously rejected by the Civil Court, New York...
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