Putman v. Womack

MADDOX, Justice.

This is a dispute over the proper distribution of interpleaded uninsured motorist insurance proceeds among competing claimants. The issue is whether the trial court’s division of proceeds equally among three insureds under the policy who had equal claims was proper, in view of the fact that two of the insureds also had received proceeds under the provisions of other insurance policies, namely policies covering their own automobiles.

To answer the question presented, we must interpret the law relating to the division of a common fund in an interpleader action in light of the…