Case Name: Agway, Inc.-Dansville Store, Respondent, v. Richard Curtis, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1993-07-16
Citations: 195 A.D.2d 1077
Docket Number: 
Parties: Agway, Inc.—Dansville Store, Respondent, v Richard Curtis, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 195
Pages: 1077–1077

Head Matter:
Agway, Inc.—Dansville Store, Respondent, v Richard Curtis, Appellant.
[601 NYS2d 735]

Opinion:
Order unanimously affirmed without costs. Memorandum: Supreme Court did not err in denying defendant's motion to vacate a default judgment. It is undisputed that defendant did not appear in the action in the manner authorized by CPLR 320 (a). Even if, after he was served with a summons with notice, defendant sent two letters to plaintiffs attorney requesting an itemized statement of his account, we conclude that such letters were insufficient to constitute an informal appearance (cf., Meyer v A & B Am., 160 AD2d 688; Taylor v Taylor, 64 AD2d 592; Siegel, NY Prac § 112 [2d ed]). (Appeal from Order of Supreme Court, Livingston County, Cicoria, J.—Vacate Default Judgment.) Present—Callahan, J. P., Pine, Lawton, Doerr and Davis, JJ.