Order reversed, with $10 costs and disbursements, and defendants' motion denied.
In our opinion, defendants' failure to bring an action within the seven-month period after plaintiff notified them of its intention to rescind the policy on the ground of fraud, constituted a waiver of their right to a jury trial (Prudential Ins. Co. of America v. Haney, 163 Misc. 179; American Life Ins. Co. v. Stewart,
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