NATIONWIDE MUT. INS. CO. v. ECKMAN

Civ. A. No. 82-186.

555 F.Supp. 775 (1983)

NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, an Ohio corporation, Plaintiff, v. Richard L. ECKMAN, et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Delaware.

January 18, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William F. Taylor, and Richard A. Levine, of Young, Conaway, Stargatt & Taylor, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff, Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co.

Morton Richard Kimmel, of Kimmel & Spiller, Wilmington, Del., for defendant, John K. McNally, Jr.

Robert G. Carey, of Prickett, Jones, Elliott, Kristol & Schnee, Wilmington, Del., for plaintiff, American Cas. Co., in Civ. A. No. 82-279 (consolidated); for defendants, Henry R. Kesterson, t/a Galaxy Limousine Service; and Continental Nat. American Ins. Co.

F. Alton Tybout, of Tybout, Redfearn, Casarino & Pell, Wilmington, Del., for defendants, Richard L. and Sheila M. Eckman.

David Roeberg, and Frederick T. Haase, Jr., of Roeberg & Associates, Wilmington, Del., for defendant, Joyce Brown.

Eric L. Grayson, of Walsh & Monzack, Wilmington, Del., for defendants, Buddy E. and Carole Arbuckle.

Alene S. Berkowitz, of Berkowitz, Greenstein, Schragin & Coonin, Wilmington, Del., for defendants, Flavio and Francisca Alonzo.

A. Richard Barros, of Barros, McNamara & Scanlon, Dover, Del., for defendant, Dianna McKelvey.

John E. Babiarz, Jr., of Morris, Nichols, Arsht & Tunnell, Wilmington, Del., for defendants, Robert and Terri Hayden; Claude T. and Jean Beavers, and Lloyd M. and Mildred M. Pekelsma.

Gary W. Aber, of Biggs & Battaglia, Wilmington, Del., for defendant, Joseph M. Gittens.

Kevin E. Walsh, of Morris & Rosenthal, Wilmington, Del., for defendant, Bernard E. Irmen.

Peggy L. Ableman, Asst. U.S. Atty., Wilmington, Del., for defendant, United States of America.


OPINION

CALEB M. WRIGHT, Senior District Judge.

Two defendants in this consolidated interpleader action, Richard L. Eckman and Sheila M. Eckman, have asked this Court to dismiss Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company (hereinafter "Nationwide") and John K. McNally, Jr., its insured, from this suit so that the remaining claimants/defendants to the interpleader fund may settle their respective claims.

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