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Civil Procedure Keyed to Babcock
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire
Citation:
386 U.S. 523 (1967)Facts
A Greyhound bus collided with a pickup truck in California killing two and injuring 33. Four of the injured passengers from the Greyhound brought suit in California state court for $1 million in damages against Greyhound, the bus driver, Clark who was driving the pickup, and Clark’s passenger. Plaintiff State Farm brought an interpleader action in the United States District Court for the District of Oregon before any of the cases went to trial. State Farm insured Clark. In the policy State Farm agreed to be liable up to $10,000 per person capped at $20,000 total per action, which included Clark’s attorney’s fees. State Farm paid into the court $20,000 and filed a complaint requesting that the court require all plaintiffs suing Clark to bring their claims against State Farm in a single proceeding. The court issued an order requiring all parties to show why they should not be restricted in bringing their claims in together in the same proceeding. The district court thereafter issued an injunction requiring all suits against Clark, State Farm, Greyhound, and the bus driver to be brought in the interpleader proceeding. The court of appeals reversed. State Farm appealed and the Supreme Court granted certiorari.
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