Legal Opinion
United States Trust Co. v. Executive Life Insurance
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 5, 1985No. 83 Civ. 8723 (DNE)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
EDELSTEIN, District Judge:
This motion involves a determination of the propriety of awarding attorneys’ fees to the representatives of the losing classes in an interpleader class action. The inter-pleader class action was brought by the trustees and issuer of bonds under two indentures for the determination of the rights of the bondholders to certain interest payments. The facts giving rise to the interpleader action are set forth in this court’s Opinion and Order dated November 20,1984, and the court will not repeat them here. In the November 20th Opinion and…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hall v. ColeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Boeing Co. v. Van GemertSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Frankenstein v. McCrory Corp.District Court, S.D. New York · 1977
- Elliott v. Sperry Rand Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1982
3Cited by2 opinions
- United States Trust Co. v. Executive Life InsuranceCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1986
- United States Trust Company Of New York v. Executive Life Insurance Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986