Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York March 5, 1979 (Garf v. Hall)

In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendants appeal from (1) an order of the Supreme Court, Nassau County, dated May 18, 1978, entered upon default, which granted the plaintiffs motion to strike the defendants’ affirmative defense and (2) an order of the same court, entered May 25, 1978, which denied the defendants’ motion (a) to vacate the order dated May 18, 1978 and