Legal Opinion
Sanders v. Armour Fertilizer Works
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 30, 1934No. 106PublishedCited by 76 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice McReynolds
New York Life Ins. Co. v. Dunlevy (1916), 241 U.S. 518, exhibited the serious problems encountered by insurance companies when conflicting demands are made by residents of different States. There two individuals, residents of California and Pennsylvania, claimed the surrender value of a life policy.' The insurer unsuccessfully sought through interpleader proceedings in Pennsylvania to secure release from all liability.
In order to mitigate the difficulties, Congress, by the Act of February 27, 1917, 39 Stat. 929, authorized insurance companies to file bills of interpleader in District Courts…
2Cases cited16 opinions
- Harris v. BalkSupreme Court of the United States · 1905
- Cole v. CunninghamSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway Co. v. SturmSupreme Court of the United States · 1899
- New York Life Insurance v. DunlevySupreme Court of the United States · 1916
- Killian v. EbbinghausSupreme Court of the United States · 1884
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