Hartford Fire Insurance v. Professional Men's Investment, Inc.

The question here, as stated in the brief of the appellant, is whether there was “an abuse of discretion by the Trial Court in the allowance of $1,000.00 as counsel fees to the interpleading stakeholder wherein [sic] it had been determined that the reasonable value for the services performed was $6,000”. The attorney concerned is counsel for an interpleading insurance company and the interpleaded fund represents the proceeds of a fire insurance policy. The services covered by the district court’s $6000 figure included many items, other than the interpleading of claimants, which were needed by…