Cargill, Inc. v. Eastern Grain Growers

Browning, Judge:

This is primarily an interpleader proceeding under the provisions of Chapter 56, Article 10, Section 1 of the Code, *667however, a brief summary of the events leading up to the interpleader may be necessary.

Cargill, Inc., brought an action of assumpsit against the Eastern Grain Growers, hereinafter called Eastern, in the Circuit Court for Washington County, Maryland, on December 31,1949. The action was subsequently removed, on motion of defendant, to the Circuit Court for Allegheny County, Maryland, wherein a jury returned a verdict for Cargill, Inc., in the amount of $6,075.00,…