Eleanor F. Mailloux v. Gordon E. Mailloux and Marianas Pacific, Inc., and Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), South Acres Development Co., a Partnership v. Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association)

554 F.2d 976 Eleanor F. MAILLOUX, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Gordon E. MAILLOUX and Marianas Pacific, Inc., Defendants-Appellees, and Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association), Defendant-Appellant. SOUTH ACRES DEVELOPMENT CO., a partnership, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. CHASE MANHATTAN BANK (NATIONAL ASSOCIATION), Defendant-Appellant. Nos. 75-2898, 76-1836. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. May 31, 1977. Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied July 20, 1977. Howard G. Trapp, submitted on brief, Trapp, Gayle, Teker, Hammer & Lacy, Agana, Guam, for defendant-appellant. John C. Dierking, submitted on brief, Agana, Guam, for appellee, Mailloux. Ching, Rosenzweig, Boertzel & Price, Agana, Guam, for plaintiff-appellee South Acres. Appeal from the District Court of Guam. Before HUFSTEDLER, WRIGHT and SNEED, Circuit Judges. HUFSTEDLER, Circuit Judge: 1 This appeal presents the question whether there is a diversity jurisdiction analog in the District Court of Guam over causes of action which the Guam legislature has otherwise lodged in the Guam Island Court. 1 Plaintiff Eleanor Mailloux, a citizen of West Virginia, brought this action to enforce a marital settlement agreement…