Legal Opinion
Mailloux v. Mailloux
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided May 31, 1977No. Nos. 75-2898, 76-1836PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the question whether there is a diversity jurisdiction analog in the District Court of Guam over causes of action which the Guam legislature has otherwise lodged in the Guam Island Court.1 Plaintiff Eleanor Mailloux, a citizen of West Virginia, brought this action to enforce a marital settlement agreement against her former husband, a citizen and resident of Guam, and joined the Chase Manhattan Bank as a codefendant because it had received the proceeds from the sale of the property in dispute. The action was brought in the Guam District Court…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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