In re the Estate of Brown

OPINION OF THE COURT

Bertram R. Gelfand, S.

In this proceeding for limited letters of administration, the petitioner is the guardian of the property of the decedent’s nonmarital child. The letters are sought for the limited purpose of instituting a cause of action for the decedent’s personal injuries and wrongful death. The petition and the papers submitted in support thereof indicate that decedent was also survived by a spouse from whom he was separated pursuant to a separation agreement dated November 17, 1969. Decedent died January 21, 1978. The date by which the commencement of any action…