(a) Upon granting a petition for interpleader, the court shall make such order as may be deemed just under the circumstances relating to the payment or deliv- ery into court, or to such person as the court shall direct, of any money or prop- erty in controversy disclaimed by the defendant.
Rule 2307.Order for Payment, Delivery or Sale of Property. Effect of Compliance Therewith.
Adopted July 10, 1939 · Last amended April 12, 1999 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceRule 2307 lets the court, on granting interpleader, order the defendant to pay, deliver, or sell the disputed property, and addresses the effect of the defendant's compliance.
Full Text of Rule 2307
(b) When the defendant has complied with such order, the court shall enter an order discharging the defendant of all liability to the plaintiff and to any inter- pleaded claimant who has been served as required by these rules in respect to the money or property so paid or delivered. If the defendant has disclaimed all inter- est in the action the court in its order shall also discharge the defendant from all liability for any costs accruing after the entry of the order and shall allow the defendant the costs incurred by him in the action, to be paid from such money or property in the first instance and taxed as costs in the action.
(c) Upon granting the petition for interpleader or at any time thereafter but prior to the final determination thereof the court may make any order relating to the sale or disposition of any property in controversy.
Plain-English Summary
Once interpleader is granted, the defendant can be relieved of the property. This rule lets the court order the defendant to pay the money into court, deliver the property, or sell it as the circumstances require, and addresses the effect of compliance — typically discharging the defendant from further liability so the claimants fight over the fund, not the defendant.
Frequently Asked Questions
What happens to the disputed property in an interpleader?
The court may order it paid into court, delivered, or sold; the defendant's compliance generally discharges it from further liability.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2307 adopted July 10, 1939, effective January 22, 1940; amended April 18, 1975, effective immediately, 5 Pa.B. 1820; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (190608) to (190609).
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as: pay property into court interpleaderdeliver property interpleaderdischarge defendant interpleader