Matter of Brancato

In a proceeding pursuant to SCPA 809 (1) (a) to recover on a bond issued in connection with the guardianship of Joseph Brancato, deceased, Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland appeals, as limited by its brief, from so much of an order of the Surrogate’s Court, Nassau County (McCarty III, S.), dated June 14, 2013, as amended by an order of the same court dated October 24, 2013, as, in effect, granted that branch of the petitioner’s motion which was for summary judgment on the issue of liability with regard to damages incurred under an original bond and a reduced bond during certain…