The plaintiff in this personal injury action died after discovery was complete, leaving no surviving relatives and a will naming four beneficiaries. Although a petition was filed in Surrogate's Court seeking the appointment of an executor and the issuance of letters testamentary, four years later, no appointment had been made. Defendants moved by order to show cause, on notice to the four persons potentially interested in the estate, to dismiss the complaint on the ground...
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