§ Rule 22 Interpleader

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Rule 22. Interpleader

    (a) Grounds.

        (1) By a Plaintiff. Persons with claims that may expose a plaintiff to double or multiple liability may be joined as defendants and required to interplead. Joinder for interpleader is proper even though:

            (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

            (B) the plaintiff denies liability in whole or in part to any or all of the claimants.

        (2) By a Defendant. A defendant exposed to similar liability may seek interpleader through a crossclaim or counterclaim.

    (b) Relation to Other Rules. This rules supplements, and does not limit, the joinder of parties allowed by Rule 20.