N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 1111: Dismissal of petition when order complied with

§ 1111. Dismissal of petition when order complied with. If it appears

to the satisfaction of the court, upon the referee's report and the

proofs thereto appended or, where a referee is not appointed, upon the

allegations and proofs of the parties before the court, that the party

required to produce the tenant for life, or to prove his existence, has

fully complied with the order, the court must make an order dismissing

the petition and requiring the petitioner to pay the costs of the

proceedings.