Legal Opinion
Prudential Insurance Co. of America v. Burns
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 8, 1981No. Civ. A. 79-1769-FPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
FREEDMAN, District Judge.
I
Prudential Insurance Company of America (Prudential) filed this interpleader action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1335 alleging that it was unable to ascertain to whom to pay the benefits of a Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance (SGLI) Policy on the life of William Newland, also known as William Berger, Jr. Prudential deposited $21,946 in the registry of this Court, and was subsequently discharged with the assent of the defendants.
Defendant Frederick T. Burns (Burns) answered the complaint and moved for judgment on the pleadings; defendant Lloyd Newland, following…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Markham v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- United States v. OregonSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Hafley v. McCubbinsCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1979
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Gene Lanier v. Ellis Traub, Prudential Insurance Company of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
- Loacano v. Office of Servicemen's Group Life InsuranceDistrict Court, E.D. Michigan · 1982
- Louis Vernon Thomas v. Sharon Lynn Ford SwansonCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
- Prudential Ins. Co. Of America v. BurnsCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1982