Case Name: In the Matter of Edmond Winters, Deceased. Kevin Winters, Respondent; John E. Lawler, Appellant
Court: New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 2011-05-31
Citations: 84 A.D.3d 1387
Docket Number: 
Parties: In the Matter of Edmond Winters, Deceased. Kevin Winters, Respondent; John E. Lawler, Appellant.
Judges: 
Reporter: Appellate Division Reports
Volume: 84
Pages: 1387–1388

Head Matter:
In the Matter of Edmond Winters, Deceased. Kevin Winters, Respondent; John E. Lawler, Appellant.
[924 NYS2d 291]

Opinion:
In a proceeding commenced by Kevin Winters pursuant to SCPA 1001 to obtain letters of administration for the estate of Edmond Winters, in which John E. Lawler cross-petitioned pursuant to SCPA 1407 to admit a copy of a lost will of Edmond Winters to probate, John E. Lawler appeals from an order of the Surrogate's Court, Westchester County (Scarpino, Jr., S.), dated April 9, 2010, which denied his motion to compel the Clerk of the Surrogate's Court, Westchester County, to accept his demand for a jury trial.
Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, with costs to the petitioner payable by the appellant personally.
The appeal from the order dated April 9, 2010, must be dismissed because the right of direct appeal therefrom terminated with the entry of the decree in the proceeding (see Matter of Aho, 39 NY2d 241, 248 [1976]). The issues raised on the appeal from the order dated April 9, 2010, are brought up for review and have been considered on the companion appeal from the decree (see Matter of Winters, 84 AD3d 1388 [2011] [decided herewith]). Covello, J.E, Chambers, Lott and Miller, JJ, concur.