Case Name: Alfred Sturmthal, Respondent, v. All Transport, Inc., Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1964-12-03
Citations: 22 A.D.2d 863
Docket Number: 
Parties: Alfred Sturmthal, Respondent, v. All Transport, Inc., Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 22
Pages: 863–863

Head Matter:
Alfred Sturmthal, Respondent, v. All Transport, Inc., Appellant.

Opinion:
Order, entered on July 10, 1964, granting motion to open default unanimously reversed on the facts and the law and in the exercise of discretion, with $30 costs and disbursements to appellant, and motion denied. Plaintiff defaulted on a motion to dismiss for lack of prosecution and a judgment of dismissal resulted. It is elementary that a proper affidavit of merits is an essential to open such a default. The affidavit submitted completely lacked evidentiary matter. In view of the difficulty plaintiff has had in supplying particulars of his claim, we cannot deem the failure to supply a proper affidavit of merits inadvertent. Concur — Breitel, J. P., Valente, McNally, Eager and Steuer, JJ.