Court Opinion

ID: 9776422
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-29 19:34:49.088079+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T07:32:38.397773
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ON MOTION FOR REHEARING
On motion for rehearing appellant Givens contends that the attorney’s fee allowed the insurance company for its inter-pleader should be taken out of the fund and not taxed against her as costs. We overrule this contention on authority of decisions holding that although the inter-pleading party is entitled to have his attor*430ney’s fee deducted from the fund, the ultimate burden as between the rival claimants should fall on the party whose unsuccessful claim rendered the interpleader necessary.15
Overruled.

. Means v. Porter, 216 S.W.2d 269 (Tex.Civ.App., Eastland 1949, writ ref’d n. r. e.); Comer v. Farrell, 48 S.W.2d 452 (Tex.Civ.App., Dallas 1932, writ dism’d.); Chancellor v. Chancellor, 23 S.W.2d 761 (Tex.Civ.App., Fort Worth 1929, writ ref’d); Halloran v. Abilene State Bank, 15 S.W.2d 1056 (Tex.Civ. App., Eastland, 1929, no writ); Middleton v. Moore, 289 S.W. 1045 (Tex.Civ. App., Amarillo 1927, no writ).