Case Name: Eleanor Ciccarella, Appellant, v. Rose McCarthy, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1980-12-23
Citations: 79 A.D.2d 885
Docket Number: 
Parties: Eleanor Ciccarella, Appellant, v Rose McCarthy, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 79
Pages: 885–885

Head Matter:
Eleanor Ciccarella, Appellant, v Rose McCarthy, Respondent.

Opinion:
Order unanimously modified and, as modified, affirmed, without costs, in accordance with the following memorandum: Under the circumstances it was an abuse of discretion for Special Term in vacating the default judgment not to require that the judgment remain as security for any recovery plaintiff might obtain (see Rawson v Austin, 49 AD2d 803). The order is" modified to include such requirement as a condition and plaintiff is stayed from any enforcement of the judgment pending determination of the action. (Appeal from order of Erie Supreme Court— vacate default judgment.) Present—Cardamone, J. P., Simons, Hancock, Jr., Schnepp and Doerr, JJ.