Occidental Life Insurance v. Blume

This appeal involves conflicting claims to an insurance refund paid into court by the plaintiff in interpleader, Occidental Life Insurance Company of California (hereafter referred to as Occidental).

Claimants are the trustees of Washington Teamsters Welfare Trust (hereafter referred to as Washington Trust, and Washington Trustees) and trustees of Puget Sound and Inland Empire Teamsters Health and Welfare Plan (hereafter referred to as Puget Trust, and Puget Trustees). The two groups made conflicting claims to a $163,513 experience rating refund Occidental had determined and was prepared to…