Case Name: Judith Bernard, Plaintiff, v. City of New York et al., Defendants; Empire City Subway Company (Limited), Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, v. Tri-Messine Construction Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1995-07-06
Citations: 217 A.D.2d 419
Docket Number: 
Parties: Judith Bernard, Plaintiff, v City of New York et al., Defendants. Empire City Subway Company (Limited), Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, v Tri-Messine Construction Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 217
Pages: 419–419

Head Matter:
Judith Bernard, Plaintiff, v City of New York et al., Defendants. Empire City Subway Company (Limited), Third-Party Plaintiff-Respondent, v Tri-Messine Construction Company, Inc., Third-Party Defendant-Appellant.
[629 NYS2d 40]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Salvador Collazo, J.), entered January 30, 1995, which granted third-party plaintiff's motion for default judgment against third-party defendant, and denied third-party defendant's cross motion for an extension of time to answer, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
Third-party defendant was properly held in default for failure to demonstrate both that its defense had merit by the affidavit of someone with knowledge of the facts and a reasonable excuse for the delay (Stellato v Petrillo, 95 AD2d 704). Concur— Sullivan, J. P., Rosenberger, Ross, Asch and Tom, JJ.