Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mut. Life Ins. Co. v. Kegan
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided February 16, 1938No. 2523PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHESNUT, District Judge.
The defendants in this case have filed a motion to dismiss the bill on the ground that it is neither a bill for interpleader nor a bill “in the nature of interpleader” within the meaning of the Judicial Code, § 24(26), as amended January 20, 1936, c. 13, § 1, 49 Stat. 1096, United States Code Supp. III, title 28, § 41(26), 28 U.S.C.A. § 41(26), which is the latest amendment by Congress of the Federal Interpleader Statute.
The averments of the bill, so far as material to the ruling on the motion to dismiss, are as follows: The John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company,…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Matthews v. RodgersSupreme Court of the United States · 1932
- Worcester County Trust Co. v. RileySupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- McGowan v. ParishSupreme Court of the United States · 1915
- New York Life Insurance v. DunlevySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Dugas v. American Surety Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1937
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Pan American Fire & Casualty Company v. RevereDistrict Court, E.D. Louisiana · 1960
- Underwriters at Lloyd's and Orion Insurance Co., Ltd. v. R. H. NicholsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1966
- Century Ins. v. First Nat. Bank of Hughes Springs, Tex.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1939
- MFA Mutual Insurance Company v. LusbyDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1969
- Builders and Developers Corp. v. Manassas Iron & Steel Co.District Court, D. Maryland · 1962
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