Case Name: Manhattan Vermeer Company, Respondent, v. Gerald Guterman et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-01-28
Citations: 179 A.D.2d 561
Docket Number: 
Parties: Manhattan Vermeer Company, Respondent, v Gerald Guterman et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 179
Pages: 561–562

Head Matter:
Manhattan Vermeer Company, Respondent, v Gerald Guterman et al., Appellants, et al., Defendants.

Opinion:
It is within the IAS court's discretion to determine whether or not a party who claims not to have been properly served has shown a reasonable excuse for the default (see, Orimex Trading v Berman, 168 AD2d 263). Here, the record supports the IAS court's conclusion that the appealing defendants did not show a reasonable excuse for their default, and indeed that the default was deliberate. Accordingly, the motion to vacate the default was properly denied. Concur — Murphy, P. J., Sullivan, Ellerin, Ross and Kassal, JJ.