Mandeville v. Canterbury

Respondent, said to be a citizen of California who claims an interest in a trust estate created under a will probated in Illinois, brought this suit in the District Court for Northern Illinois for construction of the will, joining as defendants the trustees and other interested parties, all alleged to be citizens of Illinois. The relief prayed is that the court, after construing the will, render a decree determining respondent’s rights in the trust property and directing the trustee to account and to turn over to respondent her share in the trust property. Included in the trust property are…