Legal Opinion
Commercial Union Insurance Company v. United States v. William Scott
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided August 10, 1993No. 91-5391PublishedCited by 96 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BUCKLEY, Circuit Judge:
Commercial Union Insurance Company issued a $25,000 policy to Samir Mohamed Said Ahmed, who negligently injured a Secret Service officer, William Scott. Both Officer Scott and the Federal Government claimed the proceeds of the insurance fund: Officer Scott for his non-medical damages, and the Government for the $18,596 in medical bills it had paid on his behalf. In response to these competing claims, Commercial Union filed a complaint for interpleader in the district court, seeking a declaration on the disposition of the fund.
Although the asserted basis for the district…
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