Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in striking appellants' answer and entering judgment in plaintiff's favor. Appellants' repeated failure to offer a reasonable excuse for their noncompliance with discovery requests gives rise to an inference of willful and contumacious conduct that warranted the striking of the answer (see Figiel v Met Food,
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