Aetna U.S. Healthcare v. Higgs

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

LUNGSTRUM, District Judge.

Plaintiff insurance company has filed the present interpleader action concerning $27,-000 in life insurance proceeds. The matter is presently before the court on plaintiffs motion to be dismissed and for other relief (Doc. 20). For the reasons set forth below, plaintiffs motion is granted in part and denied in part.

Federal rule 22 1 permits a stakeholder to bring an interpleader action when it may be exposed to multiple liability. Fed. R.Civ.P. 22. Plaintiff asserts that it may be exposed to multiple claims for the insurance proceeds because…