In this action for the return of a down payment on a real estate contract, the motion court properly denied plaintiff's motion to vacate her default. Even assuming that plaintiff's conclusory and perfunctory allegations of law office failure constitute a reasonable excuse for her default, she failed to demonstrate that she has a meritorious defense (see CPLR 5015 [a] [1]; Brown v Suggs,
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