Legal Opinion
Jackson v. United States National Bank, Portland, Ore.
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided July 1, 1957No. Civ. 8752PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MATHES * , District Judge.
This cause is now before the court upon defendants’ motion to dismiss “on the ground that the court lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter because the action is essentially a proceeding to contest a will and therefore one within the exclusive jurisdiction of the state probate courts.”
Original federal jurisdiction has been invoked solely upon the ground of claimed diversity of citizenship between the parties and the requisite amount in controversy. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).
The jurisdictional facts, as alleged in the amended complaint and admitted by the pending motion,…
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