Ordered that the order dated May 15, 2009, is affirmed, with costs to the respondents.
To vacate their default in opposing the defendants' motion for summary judgment, the plaintiffs were required to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for their default and a potentially meritorious claim (see Donovan v Chiapetta,
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