Case Name: Pauline Wishograd et al., Appellants, v. Starrett City, Inc., et al., Respondents
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1996-03-11
Citations: 225 A.D.2d 617
Docket Number: 
Parties: Pauline Wishograd et al., Appellants, v Starrett City, Inc., et al., Respondents.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 225
Pages: 617–617

Head Matter:
Pauline Wishograd et al., Appellants, v Starrett City, Inc., et al., Respondents.
[639 NYS2d 730]

Opinion:
The court did not improvidently exercise its discretion in denying the plaintiffs' motion to vacate an order dismissing the complaint for failure-to appear at a pretrial conference. The plaintiffs failed to offer a reasonable excuse for failing to appear for the scheduled conference, and they did not demonstrate the existence of a meritorious cause of action (see, Blumberg v State of New York, 208 AD2d 581; Putney v Pearlman, 203 AD2d 333).
The plaintiffs' remaining contention is not preserved for appellate review and is, in any event, without merit. Mangano, P. J., Thompson, Friedmann, Florio and McGinity, JJ., concur.