Cousin v. Cousin

COLLET, Circuit Judge.

The jurisdiction of this action to set aside a will results from diversity of citizenship and the amount involved. The plaintiff is the son of the decedent. Defendants are decedent’s second wife and her two daughters by a former marriage. The purported will gave the entire estate to defendants with the exception of $1 to plaintiff. The parties will be referred to as they appeared in the trial court. There was a jury trial. At the close of all the evidence the trial court directed a verdict for the defendants sustaining the will. The sole issue presented at the trial was…