Legal Opinion

Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Jackson

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided October 23, 1959No. Civ. A. No. 26443PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

VAN DUSEN, District Judge.

Plaintiif issued a life insurance policy in the face amount of $2,000 on the life of Samuel D. Jackson. The insured died on January 23, 1959, and plaintiif was apprised of the fact that there were two claimants to the proceeds, David Samuel Jackson (also referred to by defendant Ruth Jackson by other names) and Ruth Jackson, the latter claiming both individually and as administratrix of the decedent’s estate. On June 3, 1959, plain-tiif filed a complaint in interpleader under 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1335, 1397 and 2361, naming both claimants as defendants. Plaintiif also paid…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Leona Holcomb, Individually Leona Holcomb, as Guardian of the Person of Donald George Fleming, a Minor Donald George Fleming, a Minor Frank T. Denham May Cecilia Denham Dorothy Lee Denham, a Minor Carolyn Denham Lumley May Cecilia Denham as Guardian of Dorothy Lee Denham, a Minor George Denham Clarence Denham Mary Jane Hopkins, Nee Wright and Mary Ellen Cash v. ætna Life Insurance Company, a Corporation Francis X. Rettenmeyer, of the Estate of Joseph A. Rettenmeyer, Deceased F. E. Pence Virgil F. Sprankle Grover D. Strother A. N. Murphy Justin W. Faherty and First National Bank and Trust Company of Oklahoma City, Donald George Fleming, a Minor, Individually, and by Leona Holcomb as Guardian Mary Jane Hopkins Frank T. Denham May Cecilia Denham Dorothy Lee Denham, a Minor Carolyn Denham Lumley May Cecilia Denham as Guardian of Dorothy Lee Denham, a Minor George Denham Clarence Denham and Leona Holcomb, Individually v. ætna Life Insurance Company, a Corporation, and F. E. PenceCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1958
  2. M.V.M., Inc. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine InsuranceDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1957
  3. Old Colony Insurance Company v. LampertDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1955
  4. Kestner v. Reading Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
  5. Fidelity & Deposit Co. of Maryland v. A. S. Reid & Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1926

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Carey v. SchuldtDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1957
  2. Travelers Insurance v. MontoyaNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1977
  3. Mozeika v. Kaufman Construction Co.District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960
  4. Smigiel v. Compagnie De Transports OceaniquesDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1960

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