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NATIONAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY v. BRUCE

Nos. 18057-1, 17935-1.

309 F.Supp. 1314 (1970)

The NATIONAL LIFE AND ACCIDENT INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Gary P. BRUCE et al., Defendants. The METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff, v. Gary P. BRUCE et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, W. D. Missouri, W. D.

March 11, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James H. McLarney, Swanson, Midgley, Jones, Eager & Gangwere, Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiff Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.

Terrell, Van Osdol & Magruder, Kansas City, Mo., for plaintiff National Life and Accident Insurance Co.

Elmer C. Jackson, Jr., Kansas City, Kan., S. L. Willens, Tucker, Charno, Willens, Jouras & Tucker, Kansas City, Mo., for defendant Gary P. Bruce.

Harold Holliday, Sr., Kansas City, Mo., for defendants Tracy A. Watson and Tyrona Mitchell.

MEMORANDUM

JOHN W. OLIVER, District Judge.

We believe counsel for the interpleading plaintiff insurance companies are entitled to know the principles we believe are applicable to the exercise of this Court's discretion in awarding, as costs, attorneys' fees to counsel for the interpleading insurance companies. Counsel for Metropolitan Life, in an action involving a $20,000 policy, pray for attorneys' fees of $750 and its costs. Counsel in that case appropriately...

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