Legal Opinion
Maude E. Schlemmer v. Provident Life & Accident Insurance Company and County of Los Angeles, Dept. Of Charities
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 14, 1965No. 19390PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ELY, Circuit Judge:
In the court below, Provident Life and Accident Insurance Company filed a Complaint for Interpleader, praying for a determination as to which of two opposing claimants was entitled to the proceeds for which it was obligated under a life insurance contract. The Complaint was filed under the authority of the Federal Interpleader Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1335. The plaintiff insurance company is a Tennessee corporation and the contesting claimants are Maude Schlemmer, an Ohio citizen, and the Department of Charities of Los Angeles County, California. Since the requisite diversity of…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- TEXAS v. FLORIDA Et Al.Supreme Court of the United States · 1939
- Best v. District of ColumbiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1934
- Waxman v. Citizens Nat. Trust & Sav. Bk. of Los AngelesCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1954
- George Gambill v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1960
- Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance v. BirkelundCalifornia Supreme Court · 1946
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