Legal Opinion
Builders and Developers Corp. v. Manassas Iron & Steel Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided September 5, 1962No. Civ. A. 13510PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
R. DORSEY WATKINS, District Judge.
This is a suit, captioned “Complaint for Interpleader”, but in fact in the nature of interpleader, purportedly brought under the provisions of Title 28 U.S.C.A. § 1335. Motions to dismiss have been filed on behalf of four defendants.
Questions Presented.
1. Is there the requisite diversity between and among the parties ?
2. Is the plaintiff a disinterested stakeholder not independently liable to any claimant to the fund, and if not, may it maintain this action ?
3. As to the defendant, Comptroller of the Treasury of the State of Maryland, is the outstanding…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Miller v. Standard Nut Margarine Co. of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Treinies v. Sunshine Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Pan American Fire & Casualty Company v. RevereDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960
- Mrs. Elsie Haynes v. William D. Felder, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1957
- 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
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Capitol Industries-EMI, Inc. v. BennettCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1982
- Stuyvesant Insurance Co. v. Dean Construction Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- United States Steel Corp. v. Multistate Tax CommissionDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Lummis v. WhiteCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- MFA Mutual Insurance Company v. LusbyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
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