Legal Opinion
Gail Michelman v. Lincoln National Life Insuranc
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 12, 2012No. 11-35393PublishedCited by 73 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GEE, District Judge:
We are asked to decide whether an adverse claim to a stake may be so lacking in substance that a neutral stakeholder cannot interplead in good faith. Interpleader is proper when a stakeholder has at least a good faith belief that there are conflicting colorable claims. We conclude that Appellee met this requirement.
I. BACKGROUND
Gail and Irwin Michelman submitted a life insurance application to Lincoln National Life Insurance Company in 1999 to obtain coverage for their minor daughter, Elizabeth. At the time, Gail and Irwin were married. The application listed Gail…
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