Federal jurisdiction may not be created by the fictitious assignment of the cause of action, but where the transfer is real, and for a consideration, federal jurisdiction will attach even though the transfer is shown to have been made with this end in view. In Dickerman v. Northern Trust Co.41 the court say: "It is well settled that a mere colorable conveyance of property, for the purpose of vesting title in a non-resident and enabling him to bring suit in a federal court, will not confer jurisdiction; but if the conveyance appears to be a real transaction, the court will not, in deciding the question of jurisdiction, inquire into the motives which actuated the parties in making the conveyance. The law is equally well settled that, if a person take up a bona fide residence in another State, he may sue in a federal court, notwithstanding his purpose was to resort to a forum of which he could not have availed himself if he were a resident of the State in which the court was held." 42

In order that there may be federal jurisdiction, mere residence in another State is not sufficient. There must be diversity of citizenship, and this fact must affirmatively appear in the plead-ings.