Case Name: In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of William A. Moody, Deceased. Gardina M. Whittingham et al., Appellants; Elizabeth Moody, as Executrix of William A. Moody, Deceased, Respondent
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1960-12-27
Citations: 12 A.D.2d 659
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of William A. Moody, Deceased. Gardina M. Whittingham et al., Appellants; Elizabeth Moody, as Executrix of William A. Moody, Deceased, Respondent.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 12
Pages: 659–659

Head Matter:
In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of William A. Moody, Deceased. Gardina M. Whittingham et al., Appellants; Elizabeth Moody, as Executrix of William A. Moody, Deceased, Respondent.

Opinion:
This motion by petitioners to compel acceptance of their notice of appeal was held in abeyance pending hearings before an Official Referee as to whether the order appealed from was duly served and the date of service^ and pending his report. The Referee has now filed the minutes of the hearings and his report in which be finds that a copy of the order, with notice of its entry, was duly served upon petitioner's attorney on the date claimed by the attorney for the executrix respondent, namely: on March 31, 1960. The court approves the Referee's finding. The motion to compel acceptance of the notice of appeal is denied. Beldock, Acting P. J., Christ, Pette and Brennan, JJ., concur.