DeAngelis v. Scott

OPINION

WEBER, District Judge.

This is an action of interpleader. A Pennsylvania employer and his workmen’s compensation insurance carrier have paid into court the proceeds of an award made under the Pennsylvania Workmen’s Compensation law [77 P.S. § 1 et seq.] and have impleaded the claimant, DeAngelis, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to assert their claims. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts demands the fund because of assignment of the claim to it made by the claimant in Massachusetts, valid under Massachusetts statutes. The claimant demands the fund because the Pennsylvania Workmen’s…