GELFGREN v. REPUBLIC NAT. LIFE INS. CO.

No. 81-5726.

680 F.2d 79 (1982)

Rosalind GELFGREN, and Larry Gelfgren, Plaintiffs, v. REPUBLIC NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; ILWU-PMA Welfare Fund, Defendants. ILWU-PMA WELFARE FUND, Cross-Complainant In Interpleader, v. Rosalind GELFGREN and Larry Gelfgren, Cross-Defendants In Interpleader.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided June 24, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Larry Minsky, Cantrell, Green & Pekich, Long Beach, Cal., for plaintiffs.

D. Ward Kallstrom, Lillick, McHose & Charles, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants.

Before ANDERSON, SKOPIL and CANBY, Circuit Judges.


SKOPIL, Circuit Judge:

Appellant, the successful claimant in an interpleader action, appeals the district court order denying costs and interest against the stakeholder. We affirm the denial of costs, but reverse the denial of prejudgment interest.

I.

On June 1, 1977 appellant Larry Gelfgren brought an action in California state court for breach of contract against appellees ILWU-PMA Welfare Fund ("the Fund") and Republic National Life Insurance...

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