Pan American Fire & Casualty Co. v. Revere
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
188 F.Supp. 474 (E.D. La. 1960)
Relevant factsFree
After a truck-bus collision killed four people and injured 23 others, numerous claimants began suing the truck's insurer, Pan American (plaintiff), which deposited its full $100,000 policy limit with the court and brought an interpleader action to consolidate all claims into one proceeding; a claimant challenged whether interpleader was proper given that the claims against Pan American were not mutually exclusive (multiple claimants could each win against the insurer).
IssueFree
Whether interpleader is available when the multiple claims to be consolidated are not mutually exclusive.
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