In Re Estate of Stepp

The petitioners, J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc., and Kenneth Wehner, appeal the trial court’s rejection of alternative settlement agreements involving a minor whose interests were represented by a guardian ad litem (GAL). We dismiss this appeal for lack of appellate jurisdiction.

Bradley Stepp was killed in an accident involving a truck owned by J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. (J.B. Hunt), and driven by Kenneth Wehner. Bradley was survived by his parents and a minor sister, Rachel; his mother, Doris, was named the administrator of his estate. When the estate pursued a wrongful death action against J.B.…