Liberty Mutual Life Insurance v. Tucker

The plaintiff instituted this interpleader action to determine the rights of competing claimants to the proceeds of a fire insurance claim made by the named defendant insured. The trial court held that a municipal tax lien on the insurance proceeds was invalid, and ordered that the funds be paid jointly to the insured and his mortgagee. From that decision, the city of Hartford appeals, claiming the following: (1) the municipal tax lien did comply with the relevant statutes; (2) the city had a valid lien against the insurance proceeds; (3) the city’s certificate of lien continuation…