Legal Opinion
John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance v. Frost National Bank
District Court, E.D. Tennessee
Decided November 15, 1974No. Civ. 3-74-176PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
ROBERT L. TAYLOR, District Judge.
This interpleader action was filed by the John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company [hereinafter referred to as the “insurer”] pursuant to Title 28 U.S.C. § 1335. The insurer disclaims any interest in a $100,000.00 fund which it holds as proceeds of a certain policy of life insurance. It has interpleaded the beneficiaries of the policy and a judgment creditor of two of those beneficiaries for the purpose of establishing their respective rights to payment from proceeds of the fund.
The parties have agreed that there are no disputed questions of fact…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- State Ex Rel. v. Nashville Trust Co.Court of Appeals of Tennessee · 1944
- Gray v. HouckTennessee Supreme Court · 1934
- Dickson v. SimpsonTennessee Supreme Court · 1938
- Cohen v. CohenSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1941
- Hamilton Nat. Bank v. LongTennessee Supreme Court · 1949
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Frost National Bank of San Antonio v. JohnsonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1975