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166 So. 2d 840·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1964-08-07
·cited 20×
The court held that the Hunt group was not entitled to costs and attorney's fees because they failed to prove total disinterest as a stakeholder in the interpleader action.
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699 F. Supp. 2d 1344·
S.D. Fla.·
2010-03-22
·cited 18×
The court held that federal statutory interpleader requirements were met, granting a preliminary injunction to restrain claimants and transferring the case to the Southern District of Texas.
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230 So. 2d 37·
Fla. 4th DCA·
1970-01-05
·cited 14×
The court held that attorney's fees awarded to a plaintiff in an interpleader action may be assessed against the unsuccessful claimant, but fees for a co-defendant's attorney are generally not permissible absent statute, contract, or agreement.
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322 So. 2d 71·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1975-10-28
·cited 12×
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127 So. 2d 461·
Fla. 2d DCA·
1961-02-22
·cited 10×
In an interpleader action where a stakeholder held disputed funds from a failed real estate transaction, the court affirmed a judgment requiring the unsuccessful claimant to pay the stakeholder's attorney's fees directly rather than having those fees paid from the fund deposited
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970 F.2d 16·
5th Cir.·
1992-08-18
·cited 8×
The court held that the jury's finding that the release was void for lack of consideration was supported by substantial evidence, and that the bank's freezing of the accounts was not legally justified.
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113 Fla. 370·
Fla.·
1933-12-27
·cited 8×
An insurance company brought an interpleader suit to deposit insurance proceeds in court registry when two claimants—the estates of a husband and wife who died in a common disaster—both claimed the funds. The court affirmed an award of attorney's fees to the insurance company as
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81 So. 3d 504·
Fla. 3d DCA·
2012-02-01
·cited 7×
The Florida District Court of Appeal addresses whether a bank properly interpleaded an IRA account worth over $1.5 million following the death of the account holder, Keiko Machida. The court upholds the bank's right to interplead the entire fund based on reasonable fear of multip
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139 F.2d 657·
8th Cir.·
1944-01-12
·cited 7×
The court held that the Arkansas statutory penalty and attorney's fees were improperly awarded because the insurance policy was written and matured out-of-state, and that the insurer, as a disinterested stakeholder in an interpleader action, was entitled to an allowance for attor
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489 So. 2d 866·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1986-06-10
·cited 4×
An interpleader action is inappropriate when the plaintiff does not face the peril of double vexation or independent liability to competing claimants.
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919 F. Supp. 419·
M.D. Fla.·
1996-03-06
·cited 3×
The court held that a disinterested stakeholder in an interpleader action may be discharged from liability and enjoined from further action upon depositing disputed funds into the court registry, even if a federal tax lien is involved, provided no improper conduct is alleged.
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736 F.2d 130·
4th Cir.·
1984-06-06
·cited 3×
A disinterested stakeholder in an interpleader action, having deposited the funds and sought dismissal, cannot reclaim the proceeds after the named defendants default and the debtor's trustee intervenes.
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409 So. 2d 496·
Fla. 1st DCA·
1982-01-05
·cited 3×
This case involves competing claims to prefabricated bathroom modules stored in a field warehouse. The court clarifies the rights of sellers to stop delivery, the validity of warehouseman's liens, the requirements for field warehousing, and the enforceability of security interest
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838 F. Supp. 564·
M.D. Fla.·
1993-11-16
·cited 2×
The court denied the plaintiff's request for attorney's fees and costs due to the priority of a federal tax lien, but granted the plaintiff's request for dismissal from the action upon deposit of the disputed funds.
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123 B.R. 661·
S.D. Fla.·
1991-01-03
·cited 2×
In this bankruptcy appeal, the District Court affirmed the Bankruptcy Court's determination that funds held by American Express pursuant to an airline credit card service agreement constituted property of Challenge Air's bankruptcy estate, notwithstanding an IRS levy and tax lien
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362 So. 2d 385·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1978-08-22
·cited 2×
The City of Islandia appeals a summary judgment favoring class members (landowners) in an interpleader action brought by Metropolitan Dade County over a joint trust fund created under a 1962 Joint Agreement. The court reversed, holding that summary judgment was improper because g
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2016 WL 3746538·
M.D. Fla.·
2025-11-04
·cited 1×
The court held that an insurance company may interplead disputed policy proceeds among claimants, but the funds must be deposited into the court registry, not a private trust account.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-07-24
The court granted the insurer's motion for interpleader, allowing deposit of funds and discharge of the insurer, but denied the request for an injunction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-02-05
Attorneys' fees are not justified for an insurance company in an interpleader action that arises from the normal course of its business, even if the litigation is protracted.
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M.D. Fla.·
2025-01-16
The court granted Wells Fargo's motion for interpleader relief in part, awarding attorney's fees and costs, and ordering deposit of funds, but denied a permanent injunction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2024-03-04
The court granted Primerica's motion for interpleader, allowing it to deposit policy benefits into the court registry and be discharged from liability, but denied its request for an injunction.
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-06-23
The court granted Richard G. Jacobs' motion to intervene, finding it timely and that he stated a valid claim. The court denied the Estate's motion to amend its pleadings, finding it untimely and futile due to lack of standing. The court also granted-in-part and denied-in-part Pro
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M.D. Fla.·
2023-01-18
The Court held that the federal interpleader action should be abated and stayed until the resolution of the pending Texas state court case.
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S.D. Fla.·
2022-08-11
The court granted Primerica's motions, allowing it to interplead the insurance benefit, deduct attorney's fees and costs, and be discharged from liability, while entering default judgment against Xavier Johnson.
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534 F. Supp. 2d 1267·
M.D. Fla.·
2022-01-21
The court granted the plaintiff's motion for interpleader, allowing deposit of the insurance proceeds and enjoining further proceedings against the plaintiff.
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S.D. Fla.·
2020-11-13
The court granted Midland's motion for judgment on the pleadings regarding interpleader, discharging Midland as a party concerning the disputed policy proceeds but denied its request for attorney fees and costs.
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M.D. Fla.·
2020-06-18
The court held that a disinterested stakeholder, such as an insurance company, is generally not entitled to attorney's fees and costs for bringing an interpleader action if it is part of their normal course of business.
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758 So. 2d 1172·
Fla. 4th DCA·
2000-05-03
In this interpleader case, the trial court awarded attorney's fees and costs to Fleet Clearing Corporation and a court-appointed custodian, charging them against appellant Zuckerman who did not prevail. The appellate court reversed, holding that Fleet was not entitled to recover
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124 F.R.D. 231·
M.D. Fla.·
1993-01-11
The court held that summary judgment was inappropriate for E.D.W. and Fountain Fire due to unresolved factual disputes regarding contract terms and fund ownership, and denied E.D.W.'s request for attorney's fees because it was not a disinterested stakeholder.
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428 So. 2d 351·
Fla. 3d DCA·
1983-03-22
In an interpleader action over competing claims to a real estate brokerage commission, the court held that the interpleading plaintiff (Cardet) was not entitled to recover attorneys' fees and costs from the disputed fund because he failed to meet the requirements for fee awards i
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29 Fla. Supp. 55·
Dade Cty. Cir. Ct.·
1967-03-31
The court affirmed the district court's injunction, holding that it was within the court's equitable discretion to maintain the status quo by enforcing uniform contract interpretation pending resolution of the underlying labor dispute.