Edward L. Bakewell, Inc. v. Kroeger

PUDLOWSKI, Presiding Judge.

This is a consolidated appeal from the judgment in an interpleader action filed by Edward L. Bakewell, Inc. against Hal and Carol Kroeger, and Richard and Doris Waltke to determine ownership of a $21,000 earnest money deposit. The trial court held that the Kroegers were entitled to $16,000 of the deposit and the Waltkes to $4,250.1 Both parties have appealed. We reverse and remanded with instructions to enter judgment in favor of the Waltkes for the amount of the deposit and accumulated interest less the amount quoted Bakewell.

On June 21, 1977, the Waltkes submitted…