Hannan v. Slush

TUTTLE, District Judge.

This is a motion to dismiss the bill of •complaint herein on the grounds that defendant Luella Hannan is not .a citizen of Michigan nor resident of this district, and that, as the bill -on its face shows that she is an indispensable party, and that the jurisdiction of this court is based upon alleged diversity of citizenship, said bill should be dismissed for lack of the necessary jurisdiction.

Plaintiffs rest their arguments in support of the existence of such jurisdiction upon the contentions: (1) That the said defendant is not an indispensable party to this suit; and…