Mashak v. Hacker

KNOCH Circuit Judge

_ Plaintiff, Frank Mashak, a Missouri citizen, instituted suit for declaratory judgment as to ownership of certain farm lands in Jersey County, Illinois, and for partition of those lands. Jurisdiction was based on diversity of citizenship,

Mr. Mashak asserted ownership of an undivided one-third interest in the farm lands. As to the remaining two-thirds interest, he alleged that the actual owner-ship was in doubt as the result of various law suits, devises, and transfers of title, the validity of which was in question,

Qn m0ti0n of defendants, Count I of Mashak’s complaint…