Justice McMORROW delivered the opinion of the court:
At issue in this appeal is whether a trial court's order dismissing plaintiffs' case for want of prosecution constitutes a final and appealable order upon expiration of plaintiffs' opportunity to refile the case pursuant to section 13-217 of the Code of Civil Procedure (735 ILCS 5/13-217 (West 1992)). For the reasons that follow, we conclude that upon expiration of the section 13-217 period for refiling, the dismissal...
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