Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, 1999

Circelli v. Goodman

Circelli v. Goodman
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York · Decided June 21, 1999
262 A.D.2d 519; 693 N.Y.S.2d 58; 1999 N.Y. App. Div. LEXIS 7055
Circelli v. Goodman

Opinion of the Court

—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, etc., the plaintiffs appeal from an order of the Supreme Court, Orange County (Peter C. Patsalos, J.), dated July 10, 1998, which granted the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint upon the plaintiffs’ default in appearing at trial.

Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, with costs.

No appeal lies from an order made upon the default of the aggrieved party (see, CPLR 5511; High v Coletti, 143 AD2d 810). The proper procedure was for the plaintiffs to move to open their default and to vacate the order dated July 10, 1998, and, if necessary, to appeal from the denial of the motion to vacate (see, High v Coletti, supra). S. Miller, J. P., Sullivan, Friedmann, Luciano and Feuerstein, JJ., concur.

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