he Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John, Title III, Chapter 75, Section 4


20
 Code of Laws of Municipality of St. Thomas and St. John, Title III, Chapter 71, Section 3


21
 48 C.J.S., Interpleader, § 2 ; State of Texas v. Florida, 1939, 306 U.S. 398, 405, 59 S.Ct. 563, 83 L.Ed. 817; Mogul Transp.  Co. v. Larison, 1947, 181 Or. 252, 181 P.2d 139


22
 Restatement of Property, § 139


23
 Restatement of Property, § 139, comment g


24
 Murch v. J. O. Smith Manufacturing Co., 1890, 47 N.J.Eq. 193, 20 A. 213


25
 Restatement of Property, § 139, comment e


26
 See In re Stout's Estate, 1935, 151 Or. 411, 50 P.2d 768, 101 A.L.R. 672


27
 First Nat. Bank v. Reynolds, 1928, 127 Me. 340, 143 A. 266, 60 A.L.R. 712; Globe Indemnity Co. v. Puget Sound Co., 2 Cir., 1946, 154 F.2d 249; Warner v. Florida Bank & Trust Co., 5 Cir., 1947, 160 F.2d 766




                                                       United States Court of Appeals
                                                                Fifth Circuit
                                                             F I L E D
               IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS
                                                              March 1, 2006
                       FOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
                                                         Charles R. Fulbruge III
                                                                 Clerk

                           No. 05-10154



BRUCE BURNEY, as Assignee of Tom Stevenson and Stevenson & Son’s
Pest Control, doing business as “Bugs” Burney Pest Control

                Plaintiff - Appellant

     v.

ODYSSEY Re (LONDON) LIMITED; SPHERE DRAKE INSURANCE COMPANY;
SPHERE DRAKE INSURANCE LIMITED; SPHERE DRAKE INSURANCE COMPANY
PLC

                Defendants - Appellees


          Appeal from the United States District Court
           for the Northern District of Texas, Amarillo
                          No. 2:04-CV-32


Before KING, BARKSDALE, and PRADO, Circuit Judges.

PER CURIAM:*

     Plaint