New York Surrogate's Court Procedure Act Code § 2701

Appeal; general applicability of CPLR
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§ 2701. Appeal; general applicability of CPLR.\n  1. Except as otherwise provided in this act either expressly or by\nnecessary implication all of those provisions of the CPLR which govern\nappeals generally, CPLR article 55, and appeals to the appellate\ndivision from judgments and orders of the supreme court, CPLR article\n57, and such other CPLR provisions as are relevant in conjunction with\nsuch appeals shall be applicable to appeals from decrees and orders of\nthis court. For such purpose the following terms as used in the CPLR\nshall have the meanings ascribed:\n  (a) "Action" shall mean "proceeding";\n  (b) "Judgment" shall mean "decree";\n  (c) "Plaintiff" shall mean "petitioner" or "applicant"; and\n  (d) "Defendant" shall mean "respondent".\n  2. In the event a verdict was not returned an appeal may be taken from\nan order denying a motion for the direction of judgment.\n

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