Rosalind Gelfgren, and Larry Gelfgren v. Republic National Life Insurance Company Ilwu-Pma Welfare Fund, Ilwu-Pma Welfare Fund, Cross-Complainant in Interpleader v. Rosalind Gelfgren and Larry Gelfgren, Cross-Defendants in Interpleader

680 F.2d 79 Rosalind GELFGREN, and Larry Gelfgren, Plaintiffs, v. REPUBLIC NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY; ILWU-PMA Welfare Fund, Defendants. ILWU-PMA WELFARE FUND, Cross-Complainant In Interpleader, v. Rosalind GELFGREN and Larry Gelfgren, Cross-Defendants In Interpleader. No. 81-5726. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted May 4, 1982. Decided June 24, 1982. Larry Minsky, Cantrell, Green & Pekich, Long Beach, Cal., for plaintiffs. D. Ward Kallstrom, Lillick, McHose & Charles, San Francisco, Cal., for defendants. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before ANDERSON, SKOPIL and CANBY, Circuit Judges. SKOPIL, Circuit Judge: 1 Appellant, the successful claimant in an interpleader action, appeals the district court order denying costs and interest against the stakeholder. We affirm the denial of costs, but reverse the denial of prejudgment interest. I. 2 On June 1, 1977 appellant Larry Gelfgren brought an action in California state court for breach of contract against appellees ILWU-PMA Welfare Fund ("the Fund") and Republic National Life Insurance Co. ("Republic") to recover $30,000 in death…