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Mark IV Homes, Inc. v. Evans Gardens, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 7, 1977
57 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1977)

Opinion

April 7, 1977

Appeal from the Erie Supreme Court.

Present — Marsh, P.J., Moule, Cardamone, Goldman and Witmer, JJ.


Order insofar as it required defendant to post a $4,500 bond as a condition for vacating the default judgment unanimously reversed, without costs, and otherwise order affirmed. Memorandum: On January 16, 1976 plaintiff, a Delaware corporation, commenced an action against defendant, a New York corporation, in foreclosure and replevin to recover money allegedly due under a contract to purchase modular homes. Service was effected by delivering a copy of the summons with notice to the Secretary of State who sent a copy of it by registered mail to defendant who did not receive it. Thereafter, on July 28, 1976 plaintiff obtained a default judgment against defendant in the amount of $7,267.05 which defendant subsequently sought to vacate pursuant to CPLR 5015 (subd [a], par 1). Defendant now appeals from that part of an order to vacate the default which conditioned the vacatur upon defendant's posting of a bond or cash in the amount of $4,500 and a bond in the amount of $250. The requirement of posting a bond in the sum of $250 is concededly a typographical error. The court originally imposed this requirement upon plaintiff and plaintiff has, in fact, filed the necessary undertaking. However, through apparent oversight the order finally entered required defendant to post this bond and, accordingly, the appeal is moot. It is improper to require a bond as a condition of opening a default in the absence of circumstances that would require security (Carter v Indicator Digest, 49 A.D.2d 519; Carlin Trading Corp. v Bennett, 24 A.D.2d 444). We do not find such circumstances here.


Summaries of

Mark IV Homes, Inc. v. Evans Gardens, Inc.

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department
Apr 7, 1977
57 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1977)
Case details for

Mark IV Homes, Inc. v. Evans Gardens, Inc.

Case Details

Full title:MARK IV HOMES, INC., Respondent, v. EVANS GARDENS, INC., Appellant

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Fourth Department

Date published: Apr 7, 1977

Citations

57 A.D.2d 701 (N.Y. App. Div. 1977)

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