ZHANG v. JONG

Index No. 656123/18. Appeal No. 13990N. Case No. 2019-5005N.

195 A.D.3d 435 (2021)

144 N.Y.S.3d 581

2021 NY Slip Op 03432

Xiaoyong Zhang, Appellant, v. James C. Jong, Also Known as Chuanping Zhang, et al., Respondents.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, First Department.

Decided June 1, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dai & Associates, P.C., New York ( Jacob Chen of counsel), for appellant.

Concur—Kern, J.P., Moulton, González, Scarpulla, JJ.


In opposing a motion for default judgment, defendants are to "demonstrate a reasonable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense," and to support their assertions through the submission of an affidavit (Morrison Cohen LLP v Fink, 81 A.D.3d 467, 468 [1st Dept 2011]). There exists a "strong public policy in favor of disposing of cases on their merits" (Johnson-Roberts v Ira Judelson Bail Bonds, 140 A...

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