Nelson v. Keene Corp.

Plaintiffs, Elda Nelson and Patricia Dunning, appeal the judgment of the circuit court of Cook County dismissing their actions for lack of jurisdiction. On appeal, they opine that their complaints were erroneously dismissed.

We affirm.

On April 23, 1987, plaintiffs filed petitions pursuant to Supreme Court Rule 217 (134 Ill. 2d R. 217), seeking to preserve the testimony of two terminally ill persons, Robert Nelson and Colette Fitzsimmons, whose fatal conditions allegedly resulted from exposure to asbestos. Nelson was a former asbestos worker who was exposed to the substance on a daily basis.…