Legal Opinion
Griffin v. McCoach
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 2, 1941No. 755PublishedCited by 238 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Reed
This is an action, begun in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, by the personal representatives substituted for the heirs at law of Colonel Robert D. Gordon, who died a citizen and resident of Texas, against the Prudential Insurance Company of America to collect an insurance policy on the life of the decedent. The Company filed a bill of interpleader (49 Stat. 1006; 28 U. S. C. §41 (26)) making the respondent John D. McCoach, Trustee, and other alleged claimants parties, and tendering the net amount due under the policy. The interpleader was allowed, the…
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