National Union Fire Insurance v. Diamond

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York

National Union Fire Insurance v. Diamond

39 A.D.3d 360, 833 N.Y.S.2d 99

CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York

DecidedApril 19, 2007

StatusPublished

Cited by4 cases

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National Union Fire Insurance v. Diamond, 39 A.D.3d 360, 833 N.Y.S.2d 99 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2007).

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Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin G. Diamond, J.), entered September 18, 2006, which granted defendant’s motion to vacate the default judgment entered against him and restore the case to the calendar, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The record discloses that plaintiff allowed the case to lie dormant for almost ten years, and that when the case was finally to be tried defendant’s health had so deteriorated that he was unable to communicate effectively with counsel. Defendant adequately demonstrated, through the sworn affidavit of his doctor, that his default was due to extreme anxiety and depression during the relevant period. Defendant has also adequately demonstrated the meritorious nature of his defense through his [361]*361discovery responses. In view of defendant’s showing, and the strong policy favoring adjudication on the merits (Navarro v A. Trenkman Estate, Inc., 279 AD2d 257 [2001]), the motion court properly exercised its discretion in granting defendant’s motion. Concur—Andrias, J.P., Friedman, Buckley, Sweeny and Catterson, JJ.

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Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Marylin G. Diamond, J.), entered September 18, 2006, which granted defendant’s motion to vacate the default judgment entered against him and restore the case to the calendar, unanimously affirmed, with costs.

The record discloses that plaintiff allowed the case to lie dormant for almost ten years, and that when the case was finally to be tried defendant’s health had so deteriorated that he was unable to communicate effectively with counsel. Defendant adequately demonstrated, through the sworn affidavit of his doctor, that his default was due to extreme anxiety and depression during the relevant period. Defendant has also adequately demonstrated the meritorious nature of his defense through his [361]*361discovery responses. In view of defendant’s showing, and the strong policy favoring adjudication on the merits (Navarro v A. Trenkman Estate, Inc., 279 AD2d 257 [2001]), the motion court properly exercised its discretion in granting defendant’s motion. Concur—Andrias, J.P., Friedman, Buckley, Sweeny and Catterson, JJ.

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39 A.D.3d 360, 833 N.Y.S.2d 99, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/opinion/national-union-fire-insurance-v-diamond-nyappdiv-2007.

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