Bond v. Pylant

BOLIN, Justice.

Kimberly Bond appeals from the circuit court’s order dismissing her complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction. We affirm.

Facts and Procedural History

Kenneth D. Pylant II died on September 5, 2005. When he died, Kenneth was married to Kimberly Bond; he had four children from a previous marriage, two of whom were minors. Subsequently, James Sprayberry, as executor of Kenneth’s estate, filed a petition in the Lee County Probate Court seeking to admit to probate a copy of Kenneth’s will, which Sprayberry alleged had been lost or destroyed. 1 Apparently, Sprayberry, who is…