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Sec 1
O Jenever confllcLlng clalms upon Le same
sub[ecL maLLer are or may be made agalnsL a
person
O @e person as no waLever clalms of lnLeresL ln
Le sub[ecL maLLer or an lnLeresL wlc ln
wole or ln parL ls noL dlspuLed by Le clalmanLs
O @e person may brlng an acLlon agalnsL Le
confllcLlng clalmanLs Lo compel Lem Lo
lnLerplead and llLlgaLe Lelr several clalms
among Lemselves

Jen Lo flle lnLerpleader ? Jenever confllcLlng clalms
upon Le same sub[ecL maLLer are or may be made
agalnsL a person

wo may flle lnLerpleader? @e person as no waLever
clalms of lnLeresL ln Le sub[ecL maLLer or an lnLeresL
wlc ln wole or ln parL ls noL dlspuLed by Le
clalmanLs

waL courL as [urlsdlcLlon uLLnulnC on Le sub[ecL
maLLer le value properLy real acLlon personal acLlon


Speclal clvll acLlons are governed by Le rules on
ordlnary clvll acLlons sub[ecL Lo Le speclflc rules
prescrlbed for a parLlcular speclal clvll acLlon (rule 1
sec3a)

complalnL of lnLerpleader Le pleadlng wlc lnlLlaLes
Le acLlon (were clalmanLs llLlgaLe among Lemselves)
code of clvll procedure lnLerpleader sulL ls proper only
lf Le sub[ecL maLLer of Le conLroversy ls personal
properLy or relaLes Lo Le performance of an obllgaLlon
rules of courL avallable regardless of Le naLure of Le
sub[ecL maLLer of Le conLroversy wlc may be elLer
real or personal properLy

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@e plalnLlff clalms no lnLeresL ln Le sub[ecL
maLLer or ls clalm LereLo ls noL dlspuLed
@ere musL be aL leasL Lwo or more confllcLlng
clalmanLs
@e parLles Lo be lnLerpleaded musL make
effecLlve clalms
@e sub[ecL maLLer musL be one and Le same

Lssence of lnLerpleader aslde from Le d|savowa| of the
|nterest |n the property ln llLlgaLlon on Le parL of Le
peLlLloner ls Le depos|t of the property or funds |n
controversy w|th the court

urpose Lo afford proLecLlon agalnsL double vexaLlon
ln respecL Lo one llablllLy

lndlspensable elemenL confllcLlng clalms upon Le
same sub[ecL maLLer are or may be made agalnsL Le
plalnLlfflnlnLerpleader

an lnLerpleader ls no longer avallable Lo a person wo
as become lndependenLly llable Lo any of Le clalmanLs
by vlrLue of a [udgmenL
e sould flle an acLlon of lnLerpleader wlLln a
reasonable perlod of Llme afLer a dlspuLe as arlsen
wlLouL walLlng Lo be sued by elLer of Le conLendlng
clalmanLs CLerwlse e may be barred by laces or
undue delay

Sec2
O Dpon flllng of Le complalnL@e courL sall
lssue an order requlrlng Le confllcLlng
clalmanLs Lo lnLerplead wlL one anoLer
O lf Le lnLeresL of [usLlce so requlre Le courL
may dlrecL ln suc order LaL Le sub[ecL maLLer
be pald or dellvered Lo Le courL

Lere musL be an order requlrlng defendanLs Lo llLlgaLe
beLween Lemselves before Le defendanLs may llLlgaLe
among Lemselves and flle a complalnL of lnLerpleader

Sec 3 Summons

Summons sall be served upon Le confllcLlng clalmanLs
LogeLer wlL a copy of Le complalnL and order

upon Le recelpL of summon Le parLy as Lwo opLlons
1 llle MoLlon Lo ulsmlss
2 llle an answer

Sec 4 MoLlon Lo dlsmlss
O JlLln Le Llme for flllng of answer eac
clalmanL may flle a moLlon Lo dlsmlss
O Crounds lmproprleLy of Le lnLerpleader acLlon
Cr on oLer approprlaLe grounds
speclfled ln 8ule 16
O @e perlod Lo flle Le answer sall be Lolled and
lf Le moLlon ls denled Le movanL may flle ls
answer wlLln Le remalnlng perlod buL wlc
sall noL be less Lan flve days ln any evenL
reckoned from noLlce of denlal

Sec 3
O 13 days from servlce of summons
Lac clalmanL sall flle ls answer
seLLlng forL ls clalm
Servlng a copy Lereof upon eac of
Le oLer confllcLlng clalmanLs wo
may flle Lelr reply LereLo as
provlded by Lese rules
O lf any clalmanL falls Lo plead wlLln Le Llme Le
courL may Cn MC@lCn declare lm ln defaulL
and LereafLer render [udgmenL barrlng lm
from any clalm ln respecL Lo Le sub[ecL maLLer
O @e parLles ln lnLerpleader acLlon may flle
CounLerclalms
Cross clalms
@lrd parLy complalnLs
8esponslve pleadlngs LereLo

Sec6 ueLermlnaLlon
* Al@L8 pleadlngs of Le clalmanLs ave been flled
preLrlal as been conducLed
* Le courL sall proceed Lo deLermlned Lelr respecLlve
rlgLs and ad[udlcaLe Lelr several clalms

waL ls conLemplaLed ere ls afLer Le flllng of an
answer 8ecause lf waL ls flle ls MoLlon Lo ulsmlss LaL
musL be flrsL resolved

Sec 7 uockeL and lawful fees cosLs and llLlgaLlon
expenses as llens or carge upon Le sub[ecL maLLer of
Le acLlon un|ess the court sha|| order otherw|se


Cenerally Le properLy wlll soulder for Le expenses
and fees unless Le courL sall order oLerwlse

*woever wlll be Le lawful clalmanL wlll pay Le
expenses or Le llens
*or Le courL wlll order Le gullLy parLy Lo [olnLly or
solldarlly pay Le expenses or Le llen