Rule Text
The judgment in the interpleader proceedings shall
(1) determine the title to the claimed property as among the parties to the interpleader,
(2) provide for the disposition of the proceeds of sale thereof,
(3) fix the amount of
(i) special damages sustained by the claimant if the claimant has sustained the claim or
(ii) any liability of the claimant to whom property has been delivered as to which the claimant has not sustained the claim and
(4) include such counsel fees as may be awarded by the court as part of the costs.
Amendment history: The provisions of this Rule 3213 adopted August 30, 1965, effective March 1, 1966; amended April 8, 1997, effective July 1, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 2045. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (213439).
Plain-English Summary (for reference only — not a substitute for the rule text above)
This summary is not the rule. The rule text controls.
When a court finishes an interpleader case, it issues a judgment that settles several things at once. An interpleader case happens when someone holds money or property that two or more people are fighting over, and a court steps in to decide who gets it.
The judgment tells everyone who legally owns the property or money in dispute. It also spells out what happens to any money made if the property was sold during the case.
The court will also figure out if anyone is owed extra money for specific losses they suffered, or if someone who received property owes something back because they did not win their claim. On top of that, the judgment can include attorney fees if the court decides to award them as part of the court costs.
