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—In an action to foreclose a mortgage, the defendant Incorporated Village of Freeport appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County (Alpert, J.), dated May 16, 2000, which denied its motion for leave to serve a late answer.
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in denying the appellant’s motion for leave to serve a late answer. The appellant failed to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for its failure to timely answer and a meritorious defense to the action (see, Matter of Gambardella v Ortov Light., 278 AD2d 494 ; Parker v City of New York, 272 AD2d 310 ; Gleissner v Singh, 264 AD2d 811 ; Kyriacopoulos v Mendon Leasing Corp., 216 AD2d 532 ; De Vito v Marine Midland Bank, 100 AD2d 530 ). S. Miller, J. P., Friedmann, Feuerstein and Schmidt, JJ., concur.
Cases cited
- Gambardella v. Ortov Lighting, Inc. 278 AD2d 494 p. 503
- Parker v. City of New York 272 AD2d 310 p. 503
- Gleissner v. Singh 264 AD2d 811 p. 503