Fanslow v. Manufacturers Trust Co.

These are two actions by brokers for commissions for the sale of the same property to the same purchaser. The Manufacturers Trust Company, defendant in both actions, moves to have Mortimer Steinfels, the plaintiff in the second action, substituted as the defendant in the first action, and to have the Manufacturers Trust Company discharged from liability to both plaintiffs, upon paying into court the amount of the commission, $3,830, and interest. The application does not seek any disposition of the second cause of action. This appears to be a proper case for interpleader. While it is possible…