Case Name: Citi Mortgage Inc., Respondent, v. Nkenge Scott, Appellant, et al., Defendants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2018-01-11
Citations: 157 A.D.3d 507
Docket Number: 
Parties: Citi Mortgage Inc., Respondent, v Nkenge Scott, Appellant, et al., Defendants.
Judges: Concur—Renwick, J.P., Richter, Manzanet-Daniels, Kahn and Kern, JJ.
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 157
Pages: 507–508

Head Matter:
Citi Mortgage Inc., Respondent, v Nkenge Scott, Appellant, et al., Defendants.
[67 NYS3d 201]

Opinion:
Order, Supreme Court, New York County (Eileen A. Rakower, J.), entered September 15, 2016, which, following a traverse hearing, denied defendant Nkenge Scott's motion to, among other things, vacate the default judgment entered against her, unanimously affirmed, without costs.
There exists no basis to disturb the hearing court's determination, which turned largely on the credibility of the witnesses and was substantiated by the record, including affidavits of service (see Arrufat v Bhikhi, 101 AD3d 441, 442 [1st Dept 2012]). Plaintiff satisfied its burden of establishing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that service of process was effectuated on defendant and personal jurisdiction was thereby obtained (see CPLR 308 [2]; Gass v Gass, 42 AD3d 393, 393 [1st Dept 2007]). While defendant submitted evidence of her residence at another location, she did not conclusively establish that she did not reside at the subject property, which she had identified in the loan application as her primary address (see Arrufat, 101 AD3d at 442; Cadle Co. v Nunez, 43 AD3d 653, 656 [1st Dept 2007]).
We have considered defendant's remaining arguments and find them unavailing.
Concur—Renwick, J.P., Richter, Manzanet-Daniels, Kahn and Kern, JJ.