Legal Opinion
American Fidelity Fire Insurance v. Paste-Ups Unlimited, Inc.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 7, 1974No. 73 Civ. 617 (MP)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND OPINION
POLLACK, District Judge.
This is a federal interpleader suit arising under 28 U.S.C. § 1335 to determine the conflicting claims to the proceeds of a $50,000 certificate of deposit issued by a Florida bank to Deductible (Deductible Coverage Agency, Inc.), an insurance agency.
Deductible pledged the certificate of deposit with a New York based insurer, American (American Fidelity Fire Insurance Company) as security for the former’s liabilities under a contract between those companies.
While the certificate of deposit was still in American’s possession in New York, Deductible…
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