DECISION ORDER
ORDERED that the appeal from the order is dismissed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the judgment is affirmed; and it is further,
ORDERED that the respondent is awarded one bill of costs.
The appeal from the intermediate order must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of judgment in the action (see, Matter of Aho, 39 N.Y.2d 241, 248). The issues raised on appeal from the order are brought up for review and have been considered on the appeal from the judgment (see, CPLR 5501[a][1]).
Although the judgment entered November 10, 1999, was entered upon the plaintiff's default, appellate review of the order dated September 27, 1999, is not precluded since the plaintiff may obtain review of "matters which were the subject of contest below" (James v. Powell, 19 N.Y.2d 249, 256 n 3).
The Supreme Court providently exercised its discretion in refusing to vacate the order entered upon the plaintiff's default in opposing the defendant's motion, inter alia, to dismiss the complaint. The plaintiff failed to demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and the existence of a meritorious claim (see, Thattil v. Mondesir, A.D.2d [2d Dept., Aug. 21, 2000]; Putney v. Pearlman, 203 A.D.2d 333; DeVito v. Marine Midland Bank, 100 A.D.2d 530, 531).