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Wash. Civ. R. Cts. Ltd. Juris. 22
Interpleader
(a) Rule. 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
under other rules and statutes.
(b) Statutes. The remedy herein provided is in addition to and in no way supersedes or
limits the remedy provided by RCW 4.08.150 to 4.08.180, inclusive.
History
[Adopted effective September 1, 1984; Amended effective September 1, 1989; September 1, 2022.]
Provenance
- Source
- www.courts.wa.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-16
- Edition
- 2026-09-16
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