Legal Opinion
Katz v. Witt
City of New York Municipal Court
Decided December 15, 1911PublishedCited by 2 opinions
Action of interpleader.
1Opinion of the Court
■Schmuck, J.
Upon the demise of William Brill there was bom • a dispute or controversy between these litigants. As a consequence of his death some one was entitled to receive the sum of $1,000 from the Mount Vernon Lodge No. 11, Independent Order Free Sons of Israel. The plaintiffs and the defendant each claimed to be the proper recipient of said benefit. Each demanded payment. Upon the institution of suit by the plaintiffs, the order, aware of the adverse claim of the defendant and acknowledging its obligation to pay, requested the court to absolve it from the necessity of determining the…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Lawrence v. . FoxNew York Court of Appeals · 1859
- Hellenberg v. District Number One of the Independent Order of BerithNew York Court of Appeals · 1884
- Wenk v. . City of New YorkNew York Court of Appeals · 1902
- Sanger v. . RothschildNew York Court of Appeals · 1890
- Mack v. KitsellCity of New York Municipal Court · 1887
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3Cited by2 opinions
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