Michigan Bell Telephone Co. v. C & C Excavating Co.

Michigan Bell Telephone Company brought this interpleader action to determine rights of potential claimants to a sum of money due defendant C & C Excavating for services rendered under a construction contract between Bell and C & C Excavating, as general contractor. Other defendants include various subcontractors and the Michigan Department of Treasury. Default judgments were entered against all defendants except the Department of Treasury and two subcontractors. The Treasury Department, Shores Re-Steel, Inc., and Auburn Supply Company, Inc., filed answers and cross-claims alleging priority…