Burk v. Thayer (In Re Estate of Prunty)

¶ 1 The Macon County circuit court granted a motion by petitioners, Mary Burk and Pamela Miller, to transfer this case to De Witt County pursuant to Illinois Supreme Court Rule 187(c)(1) (eff. Jan. 4, 2013) (intrastate transfer under the doctrine of forum non conveniens ). Respondent, Kevin L. Thayer, appeals. We dismiss the appeal for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

¶ 2 I. BACKGROUND

¶ 3 In 2008, Elizabeth O. Lynn died intestate in De Witt County. Her estate, which is still being probated in the De Witt County circuit court (In re Estate of Lynn, No. 08-P-25 (Cir. Ct. De Witt County) ),…