Legal Opinion
Equitable Life Assurance Society of United States v. Miller
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided May 22, 1964No. 6-63-Civ. 355PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, District Judge.
This is an interpleader action brought under 28 U.S.C. § 1335, requesting a discharge from liability under 28 U.S.C. § 2361. The plaintiff insured the life of one Frank G. Miller in 1933. In 1937 Miller named his then wife, Esther R. Miller, as beneficiary of the policy in question. In 1942 Frank and Esther R. Miller were divorced and Miller subsequently married Loma N. Miller, who •was his wife at the time of his death in 1962.
Both defendants filed claimant’s statements with the plaintiff with regard to the policy. Defendant Esther R. Miller is the named beneficiary of…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Hunter v. Federal Life Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1940
- Bierman v. MarcusCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1957
- John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company v. Virginia BeardsleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1954
- Palomas Land & Cattle Co. v. BaldwinCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1951
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3Cited by18 opinions
- Perkins State Bank, a Florida Banking Corporation v. John Connolly, the Hanover National Bank of Wilkes-BarreCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Stuyvesant Insurance Co. v. Dean Construction Co.District Court, S.D. New York · 1966
- Bauer v. Uniroyal Tire Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1980
- Menendez v. Faber, Coe & Gregg, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1972
- Insurance Co. of North America v. Skyway Aviation, Inc.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1992
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