Martinez v. La Asociacion De Senoras Damas Del Santo Asilo De Ponce

The appellee, alleging itself to be “a charitable corporation, organized and existing under the laws of the Kingdom of Spain,” brought a bill in equity in the District Court of the United States for Porto Rico against the appellants, alleging them to be citizens of Porto Rico. The object of the suit, generally described, is to assert title to certain lands in Porto Rico, and its determination turns upon the construction of the will of Juan Bautisti Silva, an inhabitant of Porto Rico, who died in 1875. The suit, therefore, does not arise under the Constitution, laws or a treaty of the United…