Order modified by deleting the provisions appointing a guardian ad litem and providing for payment of his fees. As so modified, order affirmed, without costs or disbursements.
The trial is to proceed forthwith. Inasmuch as the nature of appellant's physical impairment does not extend to his mental capability, the appointment of a guardian ad litem is unnecessary (see CPLR 321, 1201; cf. Sengstack v Sengstack,
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