North Pacific Bank v. Pierce County

Plaintiff brought suit upon a written assignment of funds due or to become due to a general contractor engaged in the performance of public work. The action was converted into one in the nature of interpleader by the answer and cross-complaint of the municipality holding the funds and its contemporaneous payment of the amount of money then earned by the contractor into court. A bonding company and the assignee of certain lien claimants intervened in the action and claimed the entire funds. The Federal government, through its internal revenue department, also intervened and laid claim to a…