2006 New York Code - Letters Evidence Of Authority; Effect Of Appeal

 
  § 703. Letters evidence of authority; effect of appeal
    1.    Subject  to  the  provisions  of the succeeding section, letters
  granted by the court are conclusive evidence of  the  authority  of  the
  persons  to  whom  they  are  granted  until the decree granting them is
  reversed or modified upon appeal or the letters are suspended,  modified
  or revoked by the court granting them.
    2.    A  certificate of letters testamentary or of administration duly
  issued by the clerk of the court shall be sufficient  evidence,  subject
  to  the  provisions  of subdivision one hereof, of the existence of such
  letters and the identity of the  fiduciary  for  all  purposes  for  six
  months after the date of such issuance.