Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1986

Rivera v. City of New York

Rivera v. City of New York
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided February 3, 1986
117 A.D.2d 592; 498 N.Y.S.2d 998; 1986 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 52863
Rivera v. City of New York

Opinion of the Court

β€”In an action to recover damages, inter alia, for false arrest and assault, the defendant Miranda appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Queens County (Leviss, J.), dated June 14, 1984, which denied his motion to vacate a default judgment.

Order affirmed, with costs.

Since the defendant Miranda failed to set forth a meritorious defense, Special Term properly denied vacatur of the *593default judgment. Lazer, J. P., Mangano, Brown and Kooper, JJ., concur.

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