Bankers Life and Casualty Company v. Burdette

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHERN DIVISION Case No. 7:20-cv-00044-M BANKERS LIFE AND CASUALTY ) COMPANY, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) V. ) OPINION ) AND ORDER JANET BURDETTE; JENNIFER ) TALAVERA; and KENNETH R. SMITH, _) Trustee of the Shirley J. Tilton Irrevocable _) Trust, ) ) Defendants. ) This interpleader action concerning the proceeds of an insurance policy comes before the court on Defendants Janet Burdette and Jennifer Talavera’s (collectively, the “Moving Defendants”) motion to dismiss certain of Defendant Kenneth R. Smith’s crossclaims…