It is hereby ordered that the order so appealed from be and the same hereby is unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Plaintiff died intestate three months following the commencement of this medical malpractice action and, approximately two years after her death, defendants moved to dismiss the complaint based on the failure to substitute her estate as the proper party plaintiff within a reasonable time (see CPLR 1015 [a]; 1021). We conclude...
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