Coppage v. Insurance Co. of North America

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

Defendants, who filed a counterclaim for interpleader herein, seek an allowance for their costs and a counsel fee of $2,500 out of the funds deposited by them in the registry of this Court. Plaintiff disputes any such allowance. The parties have submitted the matter to the Court on the pleadings, an exchange of letters, and the time sheets of counsel for defendants.

Plaintiff is receiver for Chesapeake Insurance Company (Chesapeake), a Maryland corporation, which was adjudged insolvent by the Circuit Court of Baltimore City on November 12, 1965. He promptly made claim…