Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. v. Belland

OPINION

HARTEN, Judge.

In this interpleader action, respondent insurer sought judicial determination of whether the defendant bank or the insured’s daughters were entitled to receive life insurance policy proceeds. Following a bench trial, the district court ordered judgment in favor of the bank. The insured’s daughters appealed. We affirm, and deny respondent’s motion to strike appellants’ reply brief.

FACTS

In January 1971, attorney Larry Schmid-thuber purchased a life insurance policy from the New England Mutual Life Insurance Company (New England), predecessor to respondent Metropolitan Life…