Legal Opinion
Paul Revere Life Insurance Company v. Riddle
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided October 30, 1963No. Civ. A. 1650PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEESE, District Judge.
The plaintiff, as stakeholder of the proceeds of an insurance policy, brought this action in interpleader to obtain the judgment of this court as between two adversaries claiming the money involved, 28 U.S.C. § 1335. This the plaintiff had a right to do to protect itself from the expense of defending twice and from the possibility of double liability. New York Life Insurance Company v. Welch (1961), 111 U.S.App.D.C. 876, 297 F.2d 787, 790 [1, 2].
The gist of one of the claims against the fund narrowed to the point of whether such claimant would be able to rebut…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hunter v. Federal Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Bank of China v. Wells Fargo Bank & Union Trust Co. (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1953
- New York Life Insurnace Company v. George Anna WelchCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1961
- United States v. BROWNE ELECTRIC COMPANYDistrict Court, E.D. Virginia · 1959
3Cited by16 opinions
- Stuyvesant Insurance Co. v. Dean Construction Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Travelers Indemnity Co. v. IsraelCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1965
- Unum Life Insurance Co. of America v. KellingDistrict Court, M.D. Tennessee · 2001
- General American Life Insurance Co. v. WiestMissouri Court of Appeals · 1978
- Gould, Inc. v. Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1984
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