San Francisco Savings Union v. E. B. Long

This is an action of interpleader brought by the plaintiff, a savings bank, to have sundry claimants to a deposit in the bank litigate among themselves and have determined, to whom the money should be paid. In such cases there may always be a twofold contest: First, as to the right of the plaintiff" to bring the suit and to force the defendants to interplead; and,, if such right is maintained, the litigation among the defendants-There may be two sets of pleadings: first, those having reference-only to the right of the plaintiff to compel the defendants to interplead, and the several…