Cal. · Supreme Court opinion · July 20, 1978
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Hancock Oil v. Hopkins — California Supreme Court
California Supreme Court · L. A. No. 20202
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ResultSupreme Court opinionCourt ruling
HingeSeller ProceedsPairs with Security Trust v. Carlsen on escrow interpleader — defines when holders remain mere stakeholders despite owing delivery obligations under the escrow.
SourceCourt opinionPublished opinion
File-record question
Pairs with Security Trust v. Carlsen on escrow interpleader — defines when holders remain mere stakeholders despite owing delivery obligations under the escrow.
Limit before takeaway
Published Supreme Court opinion only. Security Trust etc. Bank v. Carlsen (1928) 205 Cal. 309 (supporting link) is the leading escrow interpleader companion case.
- Court / region
- Cal.
- Case number
- L. A. No. 20202
- Filed
- January 1, 1944
- Source record
- Court opinion
- Procedural posture
- Supreme Court opinion
- Money movement stage
- Seller proceeds stage
- Record gap
- Payee gap
- Strongest reviewed source
- Published opinion
- Allegation / finding status
- Court ruling
- Disposition
- Supreme Court opinion
- Last posture checked
- 2026-05-31
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-31
What happened
Court held escrow and lease stakeholders may interplead when resolving the controversy will determine their delivery duty and any asserted contractual payment obligation is not an independent liability blocking the remedy.
What it hinged on
Seller Proceeds. Pairs with Security Trust v. Carlsen on escrow interpleader — defines when holders remain mere stakeholders despite owing delivery obligations under the escrow.
Amount involved
Amount not stated in reviewed source.
Result
Supreme Court opinion
Why this belongs here
Pairs with Security Trust v. Carlsen on escrow interpleader — defines when holders remain mere stakeholders despite owing delivery obligations under the escrow.
Documents to inspect
- Seller instructions
- Authorization request
- Callback log
- Wire confirmation
- Closing statement
- Escrow instructions
This list is inferred from the topic pattern, not asserted as an extracted document list for this case.
What the file needed to show
Current reviewed metadata frames the file issue this way:
Pairs with Security Trust v. Carlsen on escrow interpleader — defines when holders remain mere stakeholders despite owing delivery obligations under the escrow.
Timeline
FiledJanuary 1, 1944
Posture checked2026-05-31
Reviewed for Escrow Cases2026-05-31
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Limit: Published Supreme Court opinion only. Security Trust etc. Bank v. Carlsen (1928) 205 Cal. 309 (supporting link) is the leading escrow interpleader companion case.
Reviewed California court records with source links. Allegations are not findings.