The manner of raising questions of jurisdiction or of the form or sufficiency of any pleading shall be the same as in a civil action.
Rule 2312.Questions of Jurisdiction.
Adopted July 10, 1939 · Not amended since adoption · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceRule 2312 has questions of jurisdiction and the form or sufficiency of pleadings in an interpleader raised the same way as in an ordinary civil action.
Full Text of Rule 2312
Plain-English Summary
Interpleader borrows the ordinary tools for threshold challenges. This rule provides that questions of jurisdiction, and of the form or sufficiency of any pleading, are raised the same way as in a civil action — so the familiar preliminary-objection practice applies within the interpleader.
Frequently Asked Questions
How are jurisdiction or pleading defects raised in an interpleader?
The same way as in an ordinary civil action.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2312 adopted July 10, 1939, effective January 22, 1940; amended through December 16, 1983, effective July 1, 1984, 13 Pa.B. 3999. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (22355).
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. This rule has not been amended since its adoption. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as: interpleader jurisdictionpleading sufficiency interpleaderpreliminary objections interpleader