Estate of Ballard

KAUFMAN, P. J.—

This is an appeal by Frank Ballard, the husband of the decedent and life tenant of the disputed property, from two probate orders in favor of the respondent, Lucy Weare, a niece of the decedent and the remainderman of the property. The first order approved and adopted the report of the referee that the disputed real property and its contents were the separate property of the decedent; the second order granted respondent’s motion to compel the sale of assets to pay the expenses of administration and inheritance taxes. Appellant contends that: the first order is void as the court…