ST. LUKE'S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL v. BLUE RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY


21 A.D.3d 946 (2005)

801 N.Y.S.2d 617

ST. LUKE'S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL, as Assignee of MICHELE CARIAS, et al., Appellants, v. BLUE RIDGE INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

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

September 12, 2005.


Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is denied, and the judgment is reinstated.

A defendant seeking to vacate a judgment entered upon default is required to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and the existence of a meritorious defense (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Carnazza v. Shoprite of Staten Is., 12 A.D.3d 393 [2004]; Henry v. Kuveke, 9 A.D.3d...

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