Ordered that the appeal is dismissed, without costs or disbursements.
The appellant's wife died before he made his cross motion and before the issuance of the order denying that cross motion. There was no effective substitution prior to the issuance of that order as required by CPLR 1015. Thus, the provision of the order appealed from is a nullity, and this Court has no jurisdiction to entertain the appeal (see, Wilson v Rosen,
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