Legal Opinion
Macartney v. Parmenter
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided December 26, 1952No. Civ. A. No. 1299PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
LEAHY, District Judge.
This is an action to recover a portion of the proceeds of certain life insurance policies issued on the life of the late George Summersby. The action was brought by Ruth Macartney, a citizen of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and sister of said George Summersby, against Sherman L. Parmenter, a citizen of the State of Georgia and executor under the will of Sarah R. Summersby, late of Westerly, Rhode Island and widow of said George Summersby.
The basis of the Court’s jurisdiction is the diversity of citizenship and the sufficiency of the amount in controversy.
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