Farris v. United States

Ingram, Justice.

This is an interpleader case, brought under § 37-1503 of the Georgia Code, which was dismissed in Fulton Superior Court for failure to state a claim. Appellants have come here insisting that this was error because they "are faced with impending foreclosure of liens against their land, potential liability in excess of the contract price for the improvement of their property, and uncertain liability in multiple lawsuits.” Appellants state they have only a limited fund out of which to dispose of all these claims, and they desire, as disinterested stakeholders, to pay the fund…