Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Life Insurance v. Chase
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided December 6, 1960No. Civ. A. No. 708-59PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WORTENDYKE, District Judge.
In this interpleader action, of which jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. § 1335 by reason of diversity of citizenship between certain of the defendant claimants, and the involvement of more than $500.00, the Court is asked to determine rights to the proceeds of a life insurance policy, payable by the terms thereof to the widow, if any, or, in the absence thereof, to the children of the deceased insured.
Plaintiff insurer was authorized, by order of the Court, to deposit the proceeds of the policy which matured on the death of the insured, in the registry of the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Loughran v. LoughranSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Dacunzo v. EdgyeSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1955
- Bertha Tatum v. Oscar TatumCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1957
- Thomas v. MurphyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1939
- United States v. SnyderCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1949
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3Cited by5 opinions
- Abdul-Rahman Omar Adra v. CliftDistrict Court, D. Maryland · 1961
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company v. Rhoda J. Chase, and Charles W. Chase, Elinor R. Chase Jones, Georgia E. Chase Snell and Lawson W. ChaseCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1961
- Old Republic Insurance Company v. ChristianDistrict Court, E.D. Tennessee · 1975
- Hodge v. HodgeSupreme Court of The Virgin Islands · 1977
- Prater v. AFTRA Health FundDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1998