Case Name: Zoe Ferguson, Respondent, v. Hess Corporation, Defendant, and ABRO Management Corp., et al., Appellants
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-11-22
Citations: 89 A.D.3d 599
Docket Number: 
Parties: Zoe Ferguson, Respondent, v Hess Corporation, Defendant, and ABRO Management Corp., et al., Appellants.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 89
Pages: 599–600

Head Matter:
Zoe Ferguson, Respondent, v Hess Corporation, Defendant, and ABRO Management Corp., et al., Appellants.
[932 NYS2d 904]

Opinion:
Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in vacating plaintiffs default and restoring the action to the calendar. The action has merit, plaintiff has substantially complied with discovery and retained new counsel, and there is a strong public policy favoring resolution of cases on the merits (Chevalier v 368 E. 148th St. Assoc., LLC, 80 AD3d 411, 413-414 [2011]). In view of the foregoing, we need not reach defendants' argument regarding plaintiffs motion to renew.
We have considered defendants' remaining arguments and find them unavailing. Concur — Tom, J.E, Saxe, Sweeny, Richter and Manzanet-Daniels, JJ.