Case Name: Arnold Mandell et al., Respondents, v. Sheldon Stein et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1992-05-12
Citations: 183 A.D.2d 488
Docket Number: 
Parties: Arnold Mandell et al., Respondents, v Sheldon Stein et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 183
Pages: 488–488

Head Matter:
Arnold Mandell et al., Respondents, v Sheldon Stein et al., Appellants.

Opinion:
— Order of the Supreme Court, New York County (Beatrice Shainswit, J.), entered May 6, 1991, which granted the plaintiffs' motion for a default judgment and inquest, and denied defendants' cross-motion to vacate the default and for leave to serve an answer to the complaint, unanimously affirmed, with costs.
To vacate a default a party must demonstrate a justifiable excuse for the default and a meritorious defense. There must be a sufficient factual showing to support such claims (Investment Corp. v Spector, 12 AD2d 911). Defendants have not sustained their burden. Concur — Sullivan, J. P., Rosenberger, Ross, Smith and Rubin, JJ.