State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire

Early one September morning in 1964, a Greyhound bus proceeding northward through Shasta County, California, collided with a southbound pickup truck. Two of the passengers aboard the bus were killed. Thirty-three others were injured,, as were the bus driver, the driver of the truck and its lone passenger. One of the dead and 10 of the injured passengers were Canadians; the rest of the individuals involved were citizens of five American. States. The ensuing litigation led to the present case, which raises important questions concerning administration of the interpleader remedy in the federal…