Legal Opinion
United Parcel Service, Inc., Etc. v. Weben Industries, Inc., and Conveyor, MacHinery & Steel Erectors, Inc. v. Mercantile National Bank at Dallas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 14, 1986No. 85-1123PublishedCited by 49 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RANDALL, Circuit Judge:
This case involves a dispute between two claimants to a fund interpleaded by United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS). UPS hired Weben Industries, Inc. (Weben), a general contractor, to do construction work at its facilities in several states. Weben in turn hired Conveyor, Machinery & Steel Erectors, Inc. (CoMaster), a subcontractor, to do work at the UPS facility in Atlanta, Georgia. Weben declared bankruptcy under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. At the time of Weben’s bankruptcy, UPS still owed money under the various construction contracts, so UPS filed an interpleader…
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