Hewlett v. Hewlett

Jun 12, 1978
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—In an action for divorce, defendant appeals from an order of the ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‍Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated January 4, 1978, which denied his motion (1) to vacate and set aside his default in answering ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‍the complaint and (2) for leave to interpose an answer. Order reversed, without costs or disbursements, and motion granted. Defendant’s time to ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‍answer is extended until 20 days after entry of the order to be made hereon. In matrimonial actions the policy with respect ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‍to vacating defaults is a liberal one (Kerr v Kerr, 6 AD2d 807; Hegarty v Hegarty, 48 AD2d 891). Under the facts herein, the motion should ‍‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‍have been granted. Martuscello, J. P., Shapiro, Cohalan and Margett, JJ., concur.