1004:. A plaintiff may now argue that neither of the claimants has a right to the property at issue. For example, a person dies with a life insurance policy that excludes coverage for suicide. Two people come forward claiming to be the beneficiary named in the policy. The insurance company believes that the deceased committed suicide, but the claimants believe the death was by accident. The insurance company could interplead the two claimants and simultaneously deny the claims.
1463:. Rule 22 is known as rule interpleader. Rule interpleader provides a remedy for any person who is, or may be exposed to double or multiple liabilities. The stakeholder may invoke Rule 22 as a plaintiff, or by counter-claiming in an action already started against him by one, or more claimants. There are specific differences between Statutory Interpleader, and Rule Interpleader:
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distribution of proceeds among the beneficiaries. Such a dispute commonly arises from interpersonal friction among the policyholder's survivors. One specific situation commonly seen in the reported cases is where the policyholder was allegedly murdered by a beneficiary (which would disqualify that beneficiary from receiving any proceeds).
1556:: There is no deposit required to be made with the court for a Rule 22 interpleader action. The stakeholder may claim that they are not liable in whole, or part, to any or all the claimants, Rule 22(a)(1)(B). However for the stakeholder to be discharged he must deposit the money or property with the court pursuant to Rule
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company, empowered the court to enjoin claimant from proceeding in any state or other federal court on the same liability, adding provisions as to the proper venue for the interpleader in certain cases but required that there must be actual claims by eliminating the words "may claim" that were in the
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allowing suit to be brought by any person, firm, corporation, association or society having custody of money or property or insurance policy or instrument valued at $ 500 or more which there are two or more adverse claimant who are citizens of different states, whether or not the claims have common
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ruled that the repeal of Rule 17 had the effect of reviving the equitable form of interpleader proceedings, as the 2007 Act did not expressly abolish the interpleader action itself, and "interpleader statutes are not at all to limit or affect the equitable jurisdiction of the court to entertain an
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a sheriff or a person expected to be sued by two or more persons as claims made to any money, goods, or chattels taken or intended to be taken by a sheriff in execution under any process, or to the proceeds or value of any such goods or chattels, by a person other than the person against whom the
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policy in effect. The insurance company is ready, willing, and able to pay the policy proceeds in specified percentages to named beneficiaries as last directed by the policyholder, but becomes aware of a dispute among them and/or third parties as to who are the proper beneficiaries or the proper
1294:. For example, if you have three claimants, two of which are residents of Florida, and one from California, diversity would be satisfied. The diversity of the stakeholder, however, is irrelevant to the rule. This is known as minimal diversity and was held to be permissible under
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An interpleader proceeding has two stages. The first stage determines if the stakeholder is entitled to an interpleader and if he should be discharged from liability. The second stage is like an action at law to determine which of the claimants is entitled to the res.
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a person is under a liability in respect of a debt or in respect of any money, goods or chattels and he is, or expects to be, sued for or in respect of that debt or money or those goods or chattels by two or more persons making adverse claims thereto;
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To resolve such a dispute, the insurance company can file an interpleader action. The insurance company is the stakeholder, the claimants are the persons who might be beneficiaries under the policy, and the cash value of the policy benefit is the
1411:: Once the statutory interpleader action is commenced, the court may restrict all claimants from starting or continuing any action which would affect the stake, make such injunction permanent, and discharge the stakeholder from liability.
899:. This replaced the interpleader proceedings previously governed by the court rules by the procedure of "enforcement by taking control of goods" under newly passed regulations. In addition, s. 65 of the 2007 Act declared:
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a dispute. An interpleader action originates when the plaintiff holds property on behalf of another, but does not know to whom the property should be transferred. It is often used to resolve disputes arising under
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into the court (for example, the face value of the insurance policy), the stakeholder is released from the action and the claimants proceed against each other to determine which of them is legally entitled to the
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do not claim any interest in the subject of the subject matter of the suit, but the right to them is claimed or supposed to belong to a third party who has sued or expect to sue for the subject matter of the
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a person is under a liability in respect of a debt or any money or goods and he is, or expects to be, sued for or in respect of the debt, money or goods by two or more persons making adverse claims thereto.
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with the court, and then the defendants would have their claims adjudicated by the court. Statutory modifications to the procedure, which vary by jurisdiction, sometimes allow the stakeholder to retain the
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contracts, such as when a
Plaintiff with a personal injury claim has a dispute with medical providers over the payment out of a settlement for medical services provided to treat the Plaintiff's injuries.
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Such an action may be entertained although the titles or claims of the conflicting claimants do not have a common origin, or are not identical, but are adverse to and independent of one another.
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not suits to liquidate the claim or against third parties. The procedures for a
Statutory Interpleader action are governed by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 22(b).
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policy injured in an accident before they are reduced to judgment or settled, however the injunction may only restrain the claimants from suits making claims against the
1526:: There is no nationwide service of process as in a statutory interpleader action. Service must be carried out within the state where the court sits, or according to the
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allows an individual with a stake which is, or may be, claimed by two or more adverse claimants, to interplead those claimants and bring them into a singular action.
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1611:(A) the claims of the several claimants, or the titles on which their claims depend, lack a common origin or are adverse and independent rather than identical; or
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the provisions of Rule 85.5 impose no time limit by which the application under that Rule must be made by the creditor or other party claiming an interest.
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913:(b) rules that would entitle a person to bring proceedings of a kind for which paragraph 66 of Schedule 12 provides (remedies available to the debtor);
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in order to avail himself of the interpleader remedy, but this requirement has also been relaxed or abolished in most jurisdictions by there being a
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1390:. The stakeholder may, however, at trial claim they don't owe money to the claimants at all, since the action can be in the nature of interpleader.
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with the court an interpleader action is an action to determine the validity of competing claims to identified property that served may be under
903:(1)This Chapter replaces the common law rules about the exercise of the powers which under it become powers to use the procedure in Schedule 12.
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interpleader is called concursus. In most states there are statutes or court rules that provide for interpleader similar to the federal rules.
932:(a) a person makes an application to the court claiming that goods of which control has been taken belong to that person and not to the debtor;
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sustained that a defensive interpeader in an action at law in federal court could be taken under
Judicial Code section 274b added by 38
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1644:. The remedy this rule provides is in addition to – and does not supersede or limit – the remedy provided by
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to double or multiple liability may be joined as defendants and required to interplead. Joinder for interpleader is proper even though:
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which requires that the claimants have complete diversity between the stakeholder, and all claimants; but not between the claimants, or
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An Act to enable Courts of Law to give Relief against adverse Claims made upon
Persons having no Interest in the Subject of such Claims
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662:. Except for the denominations of the parties, the action proceeds for the most part as other civil lawsuits in the same jurisdiction.
1102:. The policy must have a value of at least $ 500 claimed were claimed or may be claimed by adverse claimants; which is less than the
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will earn interest at the legal rate until disbursed. The successful claimant is entitled to the interest as well as the principal.
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The statutory rules governing interpleader proceedings were replaced by rules of court that came into force upon the passage of the
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or have been taken or are intended to be taken under a writ of execution, claims that such goods or any of them are exempt goods.
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The stakeholder must have incurred no independent liability to any claimant, i.e. he must be perfectly indifferent between them.
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2047:
2023:
1999:
1930:
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approved
February 22, 1917 to overcome the problem with an interpleader when the claimants live in different states raised in
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a person is making a claim to or in respect of goods seized in execution of the County Court or the proceeds or value thereof
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935:(b) a person makes an application to the court claiming that goods, money or chattels taken or intended to be taken under a
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697:. The common law procedure became obsolete over time and fell into disuse, but it remained active in the courts of equity.
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is ready to bring into court or pay or depose of the subject matter of the action in such manner as the court directs.
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word meaning object or thing). All defendants having a possible interest in the subject matter of the case are called
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and two or more of the beneficiaries must live in different states. In 1926 it was repealed and replaced by, 44
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1376:: A Statutory Interpleader action is commenced by the stakeholder who must initially deposit with the court, the
1173:
1136:
1115:
1063:
1048:
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1540:: The amount in controversy must exceed $ 75,000 if based on diversity jurisdiction meeting the requirements of
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1027:, that for a claimant to be bound by an interpleader that party must be served process in a way that obtains
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1362:: The venue for a Statutory Interpleader is in the Judicial District in which one of the claimants resides,
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1471:
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1095:
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i.e., when a claim is based on federal law; or there is a specific statute authorizing interpleader i.e.,
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the third party then fails to commence the application to the court which is required under Rule 85.5, and
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was willing to pay or transfer that subject-matter into court or to dispose of it as the court may direct.
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who have executed on goods or chattels that a third party makes a claim to, and defendants in actions of
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was required either between the parties or in detinue, in order for the defendant to be able to sue for
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The Law of
Interpleader as administered by the English, Irish, American, Canadian and Australian Courts
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in the definitions of claim allow interpleader for unliquidated claims, such as multiple claimant to a
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In an interpleader action, the party initiating the litigation, normally the plaintiff, is termed the
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The 2014 amendments have proved to be problematic, in that they now fail to cover a situation where:
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819:(as amended by the Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1875), which came to be known as Order 17 of the
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1826:
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a third party has given notice that they believe they are entitled to the goods under Rule 85.4(1),
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or the proceeds or value of such goods or chattels belong to that person and not to the debtor; and
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1889:
1479:
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910:(a) rules distinguishing between an illegal, an irregular and an excessive exercise of a power;
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when more than one person claims title to or possession of the goods under document of title (
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808:, which allowed a defendant to interplead claimants even if the title of the claimants to the
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1692:) may bring an interpleader as an original action or as a defense to a suit for nondelivery.
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942:(c) a debtor, whose goods have been made subject to an enforcement power under an enactment,
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In cases where a person was subject to multiple claims, the applicant had to show that he:
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that authorized a bill of interpleader to be brought in the common law courts (such as the
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1614:(B) the plaintiff denies liability in whole or in part to any or all of the claimants.
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1917 act. In 1936 the
Federal Interpeader Act was again repealed and replaced by the
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pending final disposition of the case. Typically, once the stakeholder deposits the
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on 6 April 2014, Order 17 and Order 33 were replaced by the new Parts 83-86 of the
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All the adverse titles or claims must be dependent or derived from a common source;
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321:
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1791:
Chafee Jr.; Zechariah (June 1946). "Broadening the Second Stage of
Interpleader".
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origins, identical, adverse or independent of each other, and allowed it to be an
636:. Under the proceeding as originally developed, the stakeholder would deposit the
2404:
Celador Radio Ltd v Rancho Steak House Ltd (Equitable
Interpleader - Enforcement)
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2014:"The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2014"
1920:
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286:
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175:
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2013:
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This rule supplements – and does not limit – the
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claimed no interest in the subject-matter in dispute other than for charges or
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410:
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1164:, Judicial Code §274b. When the United States Judicial Code was enacted into
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1274:, a person anywhere within the United States may be served by the stakeholder
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Circumstances where interpleader proceedings could be brought (1873-2014)
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have no common origin, but are adverse to and independent of one another.
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that authorized the interposing of equitable defenses in actions at law.
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226:
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2206:
Chafee, Zecheriah (May 1936). "Federal
Interpleader Act of 1936: II".
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a counter-notice is duly given by the creditor under Rule 85.4(3), but
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As a result of the coming into force of Part 3 and Schedule 12 of the
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adopted in all 50 of the states of the United States provides that a
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1470:: Rule Interpleader does not provide a basis for jurisdiction in the
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did not collude with any of the claimants to that subject-matter; and
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560:
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20:
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is satisfied as long as there are two claimants of different states
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for directions as to how to proceed in such circumstances, and the
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201:
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Commercial Union Insurance Co. v. U.S. 999 F.2d 581 (1993 DC Cir.)
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Practice Direction 83 - Writs and Warrants - General Provisions
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approved May 8, 1926, which added to those who can bring suit
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In contrast, the equitable bill of interpleader required that:
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Practice Direction 84 - Enforcement by taking control of goods
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603:. In some jurisdictions, the plaintiff is referred to as the
1621:
exposed to similar liability may seek interpleader through a
1342:, opposed to the Rule Interpleader requirement of any amount
596:
353:
2038:"The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2014: Section 36"
1225:
There are two specific types of interpleader actions in the
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Federal courts have held that because of the deposit of the
1603:(1) By a Plaintiff. Persons with claims that may expose a
1474:; there must be an independent basis of jurisdiction under
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The stakeholder must not have or claim any interest it the
591:. The money or other property in controversy is called the
387:
1660:. An action under those statutes must be conducted under
1423:
is not governed by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure Rule
1221:
Different types of interpleader in U.S. federal practice
2113:
1834:
1870:
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1594:
1858:
1846:
1744:"An Historical and Critical Analysis of Interpleader"
1431:
The may claim language added in 1948 codification to
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Formerly a plaintiff had to disavow any claim to the
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Interpleader had its origins as a civil procedure at
2131:
2 Story, Equity Jurispruedence § 824 (1st ed. 1836).
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has not colluded in any matter with such third party
1979:
RSC Order 17 Rule 3 (4) and CCR Order 33 Rule 6 (4)
1790:
677:
1742:Hazard, Geoffrey C. Jr.; Moskovitz, Myron (1964).
1078:. The Federal Interpleader Act of 1917 allowed an
1211:which authorize other forms of service to obtain
2415:
1180:approved June 25, 1948, it was reconstituted as
567:in order to compel two or more other parties to
1827:Prudential Insurance Company of America v. Tull
1741:
1727:A Practical Treatise of The Law of Interpleader
2070:"The Taking Control of Goods Regulations 2013"
1031:. In 1922 the United States Supreme Court in
686:, which was later adopted and expanded by the
654:. A disinterested stakeholder is entitled to
2256:Bache Halsey Stuart Shields, Inc. v. Garmaise
533:
2143:"Federal Interpleader and Some Recent Cases"
1990:"Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007"
2249:Guy v. Citizens Fidelity Bank and Trust Co.
1152:
928:Procedures are in effect for claims where:
745:Subsequent development in England and Wales
580:
1729:(Second ed.). London: Shaw and Sons.
1633:(b) Relation to Other Rules and Statutes.
1380:, or post a specific bond with the court,
893:Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007
827:, known as Order 33 in the Rules of 1981.
723:The same thing, debt, or duty must be the
540:
526:
2371:
2119:
1876:
1864:
1852:
1840:
1817:Actual examples of this scenario include
1247:
823:. A similar provision was enacted in the
2312:State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Tashire
1600:(a) Grounds for an Interpleader Action
1305:State Farm Fire and Cas. Co. v. Tashire
1237:, and Rule Interpleader established by
1086:subject to multiple claims on the same
987:
804:Statutory interpleader was extended by
2416:
2347:"Concursus: Interpleader in Louisiana"
2269:
2205:
2163:
2166:"Federal Interpleader Act of 1936: I"
1820:Davis v. Aetna Life Insurance Company
1724:
1586:Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure
1229:. Statutory Interpleader governed by
1143:, approved Jan. 20, 1936, drafted by
1456:Interpleader is also allowed by the
1446:
1346:$ 75,000 in diversity based actions
1151:§41(26), and established the modern
817:Supreme Court of Judicature Act 1873
1669:Interpleader in U.S. State practice
1595:Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 22
1034:Liberty Oil Co. v. Condon Nat. Bank
623:Suppose a person dies with a valid
13:
2372:Maclennan, Roderick James (1901).
2272:"Federal Interpleader Act of 1936"
2140:
1718:
1476:Title 28 of the United States Code
1433:Title 28 of the United States Code
1009:Supreme Court of the United States
998:Bill in the Nature of Interpleader
14:
2445:
2397:
2344:
1824:279 F.2d 304 (9th Cir. 1960) and
1784:
1110:§48(1) then required for general
2408:[2018] EWHC 219 (QB)
2270:Chafee, Zecheriah (April 1936).
2164:Chafee, Zecheriah (April 1936).
1575:Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
1458:Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
1452:(Current as of December 1, 2011)
1239:Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
1133:Federal Interpleader Act of 1936
1060:Federal Interpleader Act of 1917
678:Origins in common law and equity
41:Federal Rules of Civil Procedure
16:US civil court procedural device
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2006:
1982:
1973:
1964:
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1946:
1937:
973:High Court enforcement officers
923:(d) rules about rescuing goods.
906:(2)The rules replaced include—
839:In the County Court (Order 33)
704:subject to multiple actions of
1913:
1904:Common Law Procedure Act, 1860
1896:
1882:
1811:
1711:, a similar form of action in
984:interpleader suit or action."
618:
426:Notwithstanding verdict (JNOV)
1:
1921:"The County Court Rules 1981"
1831:690 F.2d 848 (4th Cir. 1982).
1777:
1725:Simon, Henry Andrews (1850).
1564:
1493:federal question jurisdiction
1096:United States district courts
1094:by a bill of interpleader in
836:In the High Court (Order 17)
806:Common Law Procedure Act 1860
727:claimed by all the claimants;
563:or a defendant to initiate a
1472:United States District Court
1227:United States federal courts
46:Doctrines of civil procedure
7:
1702:
1640:of parties allowed by Rule
1149:United States Judicial Code
1072:64th United States Congress
1002:strict bill of interpleader
665:In some jurisdictions, the
10:
2450:
2365:
2050:, SI 2014/407 (s. 36)
1324:: The stake in the claim (
1300:United States Constitution
971:In February 2018, several
944:writ or warrant of control
842:
821:Rules of the Supreme Court
672:
181:Case Information Statement
18:
2242:Estate of Swan v. O'Gilvy
1943:RSC Order 17 Rule 1(1)(a)
1098:and providing nationwide
1084:fraternal benefit society
700:It originally applied to
605:plaintiff-in-interpleader
416:As a matter of law (JMOL)
1580:may be maintained as an
1217:over absent defendants.
1147:which codified it in as
1076:New York Life v. Dunlevy
1014:New York Life v. Dunlevy
609:claimant-in-interpleader
581:Terminology and overview
313:Resolution without trial
19:Not to be confused with
2410: (16 February 2018)
2101:EWHC 219 (QB), par. 8-9
1907:, 1860, c. 126, s. 12
1675:Uniform Commercial Code
1617:(2) By a Defendant. A
2147:Georgetown Law Journal
2110:EWHC 219 (QB), par. 31
1666:
1480:diversity jurisdiction
1282:Diversity jurisdiction
1248:Statutory interpleader
1153:statutory interpleader
1112:diversity jurisdiction
977:Queen's Bench Division
926:
305:Request for production
300:Request for admissions
2080:The National Archives
2048:The National Archives
2024:The National Archives
2000:The National Archives
1931:The National Archives
1749:California Law Review
1598:
1538:Amount in Controversy
1378:amount in controversy
1330:greater than or equal
1326:amount in controversy
1322:Amount in controversy
1104:amount in controversy
1029:personal jurisdiction
901:
897:Civil Procedure Rules
759:Court of Common Pleas
755:Interpleader Act 1831
559:device that allows a
338:Involuntary dismissal
1952:RSC 17 Rule 1(1)(b)]
1582:adversary proceeding
988:In the United States
607:and each claimant a
481:Declaratory judgment
149:Forum non conveniens
32:in the United States
1970:CCR Rule 33 Part II
1573:interpleader under
1530:of the state, Rule
1437:liability insurance
1214:in rem jurisdiction
1070:was enacted by the
832:
431:Motion to set aside
332:Voluntary dismissal
237:Indispensable party
211:affirmative defense
2434:Equitable defenses
2253:(6th Cir. 1970),
2075:legislation.gov.uk
2052:, supplemented by
2043:legislation.gov.uk
2019:legislation.gov.uk
1995:legislation.gov.uk
1961:CCR Rule 33 Part I
1926:legislation.gov.uk
1793:Harvard Law Review
1332:to $ 500 in value
1166:United States Code
1100:service of process
1090:to file a suit in
851:process is issued,
830:
825:County Court Rules
282:Initial conference
267:Pretrial procedure
2389:978-0-665-73060-3
2351:Tulane Law Review
2246:(5th Cir. 1971),
2141:Cleary, James T.
1735:2027/chi.67298951
1686:warehouse receipt
1453:
1447:Rule interpleader
1387:§ 1335(a)(2)
1291:§ 1335(a)(1)
1172:in 1948, 62
1158:equitable defense
1080:insurance company
937:writ of execution
867:
866:
688:Court of Chancery
550:
549:
2441:
2393:
2359:
2358:
2342:
2336:
2331:
2325:
2309:
2303:
2302:
2279:Yale Law Journal
2276:
2267:
2261:
2260:(S.D.N.Y. 1881).
2238:
2232:
2231:
2214:(7): 1161–1180.
2208:Yale Law Journal
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