Modern Woodmen v. Brennan

LEAHY, District Judge.

This is an action of interpleader by the plaintiff, Modern Woodmen of America, a legal reserve fraternal benefit society organized as a corporation under the laws of the State of Illinois, and is brought against the interpleaded defendants, Katharine C. Brennan and Esther J. Brennan, the sister and widow, respectively, of John Joseph Brennan, whose life had been insured under a benefit certificate issued by the plaintiff.

The jurisdiction of the Court is based on the provisions of the Interpleader Act of 1948, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1335.

The matter was submitted to the Court for…