Legal Opinion
Gelfand, Greer, Popko & Miller v. Shivener
California Court of Appeal
Decided January 31, 1973No. Civ. 11358PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WHELAN, J.
Doris E. Shivener (Mrs. Shivener) has appealed from a summary judgment in an interpleader action which awarded to Gerald R. Schmelzer one-half of a fund upon the holder of which she had served a writ of execution.
Prior to August 27, 1971, an action for wrongful death of Jeffrey Ells-worth Shivener was settled for $100,000, to be apportioned among his heirs who were his widow Jo Anne, his mother Mrs. Shivener, and his father Carlos Shivener (Shivener).
The widow and Mrs. Shivener had been plaintiffs in the action; Shivener, having refused to join as a plaintiff, was made a…
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