Strachan v. Nisbet

FINNEGAN, Circuit Judge.

This appeal is from a judgment entered by the District Court on June 16, 1952, dismissing plaintiff’s suit to set aside a will and for other relief, for want of jurisdiction. Diversity of citizenship is claimed. On November 30, 1951, plaintiff, a citizen of Michigan, filed his complaint in the District Court against defendant, a citizen of Illinois, in her individual capacity and as executrix of the Estate of George M. Strachan, deceased, (1) to set aside the will of George M. Strachan; (2) to set aside a document purporting to be his last will, which was not probated;…