In re the Estate of Holmes

'This is a petition for a compulsory accounting ¡brought by the Commissioner of the Department of Social Services of the County of Nassau. Petitioner served a notice of claim pursuant to ¡SCPA 1803 on the attorney for the administratrix on March 118, 1971. A notice of claim was allegedly also served on 'Janet Thomas, the administratrix of the decedent by certified mail on March 18,1971. Subsequently, a notice of rejection of claim was served.

The decedent died on November 10,1970. Letters of administration were issued to the administratrix on December 15, 1970. During the lifetime of the…