Saks v. New York City Health & Hospitals Corp.

302 A.D.2d 213, 753 N.Y.S.2d 377, 2003 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 827

Opinion

Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen Bransten, J.), entered September 4, 2001, which denied plaintiff’s motion for a default judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

The motion was properly denied on the ground that a complaint verified by counsel who does not claim personal knowledge of the facts is insufficient to support a default judgment (see Francisco v Soto, 286 AD2d 573 [2001]). Absent a complaint or affidavit sworn to by a person with personal knowledge of the facts, defendants were not required to show either a reasonable excuse or a meritorious defense (see Wood-son v Mendon Leasing Corp., 289 AD2d 158 [2001]). Concur— Nardelli, J.P., Andrias, Buckley and Rosenberger, JJ.