Case Name: Income Property Consultants Inc., Respondent, v. Lumat Realty Corp. et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1982-05-03
Citations: 88 A.D.2d 582
Docket Number: 
Parties: Income Property Consultants Inc., Respondent, v Lumat Realty Corp. et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 88
Pages: 582–582

Head Matter:
Income Property Consultants Inc., Respondent, v Lumat Realty Corp. et al., Appellants.

Opinion:
— In an action to recover a real estate broker's commission, defendants appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Suffolk County (Robbins, J.), dated April 23,1981, which denied their motion to vacate a default judgment which had been entered against them in the principal amount of $20,000. Order reversed, on the law, with $50 costs and disbursements, and motion granted. In the absence of either a verified complaint or an affidavit by the party setting forth "the facts constituting the claim, the default and the amount due" as required by CPLR 3215 (subd [e]), the entry of a default judgment in the instant case was a nullity and must be vacated (see Natemeier v Heim, 81 AD2d 1008; Georgia Pacific Corp. v Bailey, 77 AD2d 682; Union Nat. Bank v Davis, 67 AD2d 1034), Accordingly, any consideration of the further issues of excusable default and the presence or absence of a meritorious defense has been rendered unnecessary. Damiani, J. P., Titone, Gulotta and Bracken, JJ., concur.-'