In re the Estate of Wells

Pursuant to a decision of this court dated September 13, 1973 (Matter of Wells, N. Y. L. J., Sept. 19, 1973, p. 21, col. 2), the court directed that a hearing be held to determine whether or not the decedent’s surviving spouse may take as a legatee under the terms of the decedent’s will in *459spite of the fact that she was convicted of manslaughter in the second degree for recklessly cansing the death of the decedent.

On the date scheduled for the hearing, the decedent’s spouse appeared but her attorneys failed to appear and did not request any adjournment from this court nor submit any…