Thomas A. Horton v. Steven T. Waugh

LAY, Circuit Judge.

Steven Waugh appeals the decision of the district court 1 remanding this case to state court for lack of federal subject matter jurisdiction and denying Waugh’s motion to dismiss other defendants. We affirm.

I

Thomas Horton, a citizen of Maine, brought a petition to construe a trust in the circuit court of Grundy County, Missouri. Horton named twelve defendants. Three of the named defendants reside in Missouri and were served in Missouri. The other nine defendants reside in other states. The trust in question was created by a married couple, as co-trustees, to dispose of…