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MATHEWS v. BURKEENS

763 S.W.2d 739 (1988)

Harlan MATHEWS, Treasurer of the State of Tennessee, Plaintiff, v. Mary J. BURKEENS, Defendant-Appellant, v. Ruth BURKEENS, Intervenor-Appellee.

Supreme Court of Tennessee, at Jackson.

December 19, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Sanderson, James T. "Jim" Sanderson & Associates, Bolivar, for defendant-appellant.

Bolton, Bryant & Gray, Selmer, for intervenor-appellee.

W.J. Michael Cody, Atty. Gen. and Reporter, Charles L. Lewis, Deputy Atty. Gen., Pamela Bingham Broussard, Asst. Atty. Gen., for plaintiff.

OPINION

COOPER, Justice.

This is an interpleader suit brought by the State Treasurer to determine whether a deceased's estate or his former wife is entitled to approximately $20,000 in his retirement fund account. The chancellor found that the former wife was entitled to the account. The Court of Appeals reversed and awarded the funds to the administrator of the estate.

The principal issue presented by this appeal is whether this case is governed...

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