RI · rules
R.I. Dist. Ct. R. Civ. P. 22
Interpleader
Persons having claims against the plaintiff may be joined
as defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such that the plaintiff
is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability. It is not ground for objection to
the joinder that the claims of the several claimants or the titles on which their claims
depend do not have a common origin or are not identical but are adverse to and
independent of one another, or that the plaintiff avers that the plaintiff is not liable
in whole or in part to any or all of the claimants. A defendant exposed to similar
liability may obtain such interpleader by way of cross-claim or counterclaim. The
provisions of this rule supplement and do not in any way limit the joinder of parties
permitted in Rule 20.
Provenance
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- courts.ri.gov
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- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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