—In an action to recover damages for fraudulent misrepresentation, the plaintiff appeals from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Westchester County (Colabella, J.), entered January 30, 2003, which denied his motion for leave to enter a judgment against the defendants upon their failure to appear or answer, and (2) an order of the same court dated June 17, 2003, which granted the defendants’ motion to vacate their default in appearing or answering.
Ordered that the orders are affirmed, with one bill of costs.
It is well established that a party seeking to vacate a default in answering or appearing must make a showing of a justifiable excuse for the default, and a meritorious defense (see Hazen v Bottiglieri,