United States Third Circuit

Dismissal of a probate dispute for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reversed where the district court has jurisdiction to consider plaintiff's claims for slander and tortious interference with inheritance under the probate exception to federal diversity jurisdiction.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/22/2004
• Decided 09/03/2004
• Published 09/03/2004

Judges

• Before ALITO and CHERTOFF, Circuit Judges, and DEBEVOISE, District Judge.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Julia Morrow (Argued), Joel W. Todd, Dolchin, Slotkin & Todd, Philadelphia, for Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Christopher M. Tretta (Argued), Yost & Tretta, Philadelphia, James T. Davis, Melinda K. Dellarose, Davis & Davis, Uniontown, for Appellees.