Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 2300 - INTERPLEADER BY DEFENDANTS
Rule 2303 - Allegations Required in Petition. Stay of Proceedings
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 2303
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) The petition for interpleader shall allege
(1) that a claimant not a party of
record has made or is expected to make a demand upon the defendant as a result
of which the defendant is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability to
the plaintiff and to such claimant as to all or any part of the claim asserted
by the plaintiff.
(2) that the
petition is filed in good faith and not in collusion with the plaintiff or any
claimant.
(3) The interest, if any,
which the defendant claims in the money or property in controversy and whether
the defendant is able (or if not, the reasons therefor) to pay or deliver that
part of the money or property as to which he or she claims no interest into
court or to such person as the court may direct.
(4) whether the defendant has admitted the
claim of, or subjected himself or herself to independent liability to, the
plaintiff or any claimant in respect to the subject matter of the
action.
(b) The petition shall be subscribed and verified.
(c) The filing of the petition shall stay all proceedings in the action until the court has disposed of the petition.
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