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THE REFEREE’S REPORT IN THIS FORECLOSURE ACTION WAS BASED UPON BUSINESS RECORDS WHICH WERE NOT PRODUCED AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED; ALTHOUGH DEFENDANTS DEFAULTED, THE REFEREE’S REPORT FUNCTIONS AS AN INQUEST ON DAMAGES WHICH THE DEFENDANTS CAN CONTEST (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined the referee’s report in this foreclosure action should not have been confirmed because it was based upon business records that were not produced. The court noted that the fact that defendants had defaulted did not preclude them from contesting the amount owed:

… [T]he referee’s report should not have been confirmed because it was based upon unproduced business records … . The fact that the defendants defaulted in appearing did not mean that they were precluded from contesting the amount owed … . The referee’s report served the function of an inquest on damages, which must be based upon admissible evidence … . Wilmington Sav. Fund Socy., FSB v Moriarty-Gentile, 2021 NY Slip Op 00328, Second Dept 1-20-21

 

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