Hartford Life and Accident Insurance Company v. Kowalski

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 8 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 HARTFORD LIFE AND ACCIDENT 10 INSURANCE COMPANY, Case No. 21-cv-06469-RS 11 Plaintiff, ORDER ON CROSS-MOTIONS FOR 12 v. SUMMARY JUDGMENT 13 HAILI KOWALSKI, et al., 14 Defendants. 15 16 I. INTRODUCTION 17 This interpleader action turns on one central question: which of the parties is entitled to the 18 proceeds of a $493,000 life insurance policy? Haili Kowalski and Marilyn Valois, both Co- 19 Defendants and Cross-Claimants, have brought cross-motions for summary judgment to resolve 20 this question. Valois argues…