N.Y. Real Property Actions & Proceedings Law § 1141: Property; when restored

§ 1141. Property; when restored. The possession of real property,

which has been awarded to the petitioner as prescribed in this article,

upon the presumption of the death of the person upon whose life the

prior estate depends, must be restored, by the order of the court, to

the person evicted, or to his heirs or legal representatives, upon the

petition of the latter and proof, to the satisfaction of the court, that

the person presumed to be dead is living. The proceedings upon such an

application are the same as prescribed in this article upon the

application of the person to whom possession is awarded.