Premium Escrow, Inc. v. Along Came Mary, LLC, et al.

This action arose from a dispute over $15,000 in funds from an escrow, numbered 92203-LF, that was opened at Plaintiff Premium Escrow, Inc. (“Plaintiff”) for the sale of real property known as 515 W. Olive Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016, involving seller Along Comes Marry, LLC (“ACM”) and buyers Charlie Lac and Ying Chin Wu (the “Buyers”). (Compl. ¶¶ 6-7.) The sale of the real property did not close; ACM and Buyers have separately requested that the escrow be cancelled and the funds be returned to them, respectively. (Id. ¶¶ 8-11.) Plaintiff claims that it cannot resolve conflicting claims to the escrow funds made by ACM and the Buyers and filed this interpleader action on February 14, 2018. (Id. ¶ 12.)

On September 25, 2018, the Appellate Division issued an order staying the trial proceedings pending resolution of the writ petiti........