Venezia v. City of New York

280 A.D.2d 406, 720 N.Y.S.2d 783, 2001 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1730
CourtAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
DecidedFebruary 22, 2001
StatusPublished
Cited by2 cases

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Venezia v. City of New York, 280 A.D.2d 406, 720 N.Y.S.2d 783, 2001 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 1730 (N.Y. Ct. App. 2001).

Opinion

—Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Martin Shulman, J.), entered on or about May 30, 2000, which granted defendant’s motion to extend its time to answer the amended complaint and denied plaintiffs cross motion for a default judgment, unanimously affirmed, without costs.

Defendant’s time to answer the amended complaint was properly extended upon a showing of a reasonable excuse for its failure to timely answer based on law office failure, and a meritorious defense (CPLR 3012 [d]; 2005; see, Tewari v Tsoutsouras, 75 NY2d 1, 12-13; 38 Holding Corp. v City of New York, 179 AD2d 486, 487). Concur — Sullivan, P. J., Tom, Lerner, Buckley and Friedman, JJ.

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