The trial court was divested of jurisdiction over this matter upon the death of defendant Herman W. Smith, which occurred six months prior to the issuance of the court's order (CPLR 1015). Accordingly, its vacatur of plaintiff's mechanic's lien and its discharge of plaintiff's notice of pendency, both rendered prior to any substitution on the deceased party's behalf, were nullities (Faraone v National Academy of Tel. Arts & Sciences,
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