........................................................... .State Farm Interpleader (Class 12.1)
 Court .Interpleader?  Prosecute Other Suits? .Result?
 Trial court      
 Appellate court      
 Supreme Court      


.............................................................Federal Rule v. Statutory Interpleader
 Type  Diversity requirement  Amount in controversy  Venue requirement
 FRCP 22      
 28 USC 1335      


......................................Interpleader Hypotheticals-> Issue: Is federal interpleader possible?
 Hypo One  Hypo Two
 State Farm (IL)-----$80,000 policy-----CA
...............................................................CA
...............................................................CA
...............................................................CA
 State Farm (IL)-----$20,000 policy-----IL
...............................................................IL
...............................................................IL
...............................................................CA

Created: 11/03/07 Rev: 11/18/07