Equitable Life Assur. Soc. of US v. Flaherty

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

HAND, Chief Judge.

I. Introduction

This cause comes on before the Court pursuant to plaintiff life insurance company’s interpleader action to determine the rights to $10,000.00 of the proceeds of one Joseph Flaherty’s life insurance policy. All parties agree that there are no genuine issues as to any material facts and that determination of the merits of the case may be made on submission of briefs of the legal issues for all parties.

This interpleader action concerns the competing claims of Linda Flaherty, the first wife of Joseph Flaherty, on behalf of…