Case Name: Joseph W. Campanella et al., Respondents, v. Warren H. Pursley, Defendant, and Fred J. Noeth, Doing Business as Plainview Herald, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1961-02-14
Citations: 12 A.D.2d 952
Docket Number: 
Parties: Joseph W. Campanella et al., Respondents, v. Warren H. Pursley, Defendant, and Fred J. Noeth, Doing Business as Plainview Herald, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 952–952

Head Matter:
Joseph W. Campanella et al., Respondents, v. Warren H. Pursley, Defendant, and Fred J. Noeth, Doing Business as Plainview Herald, Appellant.

Opinion:
In an action to recover damages for libel, the defendant Noeth appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated July 8, 1960, denying the motion made by him and his codefendant, to vacate their default which had been taken at an inquest and restoring their amended answer which had been stricken by reason of their failure to appear at an examination before trial. As to the appellant, order affirmed, with $10 costs and disbursements. A motion such as this — to open a default — is addressed to the sound discretion of the court at Special Term. Upon all of the circumstances appearing in the record before us we do not consider that such discretion was improvidently exercised. Nolan, P. J., Beldock, Ughetta, Christ and Brennan, JJ., concur.