Ashland Oil & Refining Company v. Staats, Inc.

MEMORANDUM SUSTAINING MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

WESLEY E. BROWN, District Judge.

This civil action in the nature of inter-pleader under 28 U.S.C. § 1335, is before the court on motions for summary judgment filed by all parties. The value of the property or obligation herein is more than $500.00; jurisdiction exists under 28 U.S.C. § 1335. Venue is proper under 28 U.S.C. § 1397.

Plaintiff Ashland Oil & Refining Company is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, and its principal place of business is at Ashland, Kentucky. Defendant Staats, Inc., is a…