Fidelity Casualty Co. v. Trusewicz

This is a bill of interpleader. Complainant, an insurance company, was obligated, under one of its policies, to pay workmen's compensation to defendant Trusewicz. In order to pay an installment of the compensation, complainant made a draft addressed to itself and payable to the order of Trusewicz for $35.50. The draft was mailed to Trusewicz, and a week later, it was presented to complainant through the New York Clearing House and was paid. It bore the endorsements "Ignaz Trusewicz" and "F. A. Distributing Company" and several bank stamps. Thereafter, Trusewicz informed complainant that he…