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Rule 2316.Recovery of Property and Execution.

Adopted July 10, 1939 · Last amended April 12, 1999 · Last verified June 30, 2026

In one sentenceRule 2316 entitles the party ultimately found entitled to recover to payment or delivery of the money or property, with execution to enforce it.

Full Text of Rule 2316

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The party to the interpleader ultimately found entitled to recover shall be entitled to payment or delivery of money or property awarded under Rule 2315 and to execution upon any judgment entered in his or her favor against any party to the interpleader although an interpleaded claimant has not been served as required by Rule 2308.

Plain-English Summary

The winner of the interpleader gets the property, with the court's enforcement behind it. This rule entitles the party ultimately found entitled to recover to the payment or delivery of the money or property awarded, and provides for execution to enforce that right if needed.

Frequently Asked Questions

How does the winning claimant get the property in an interpleader?

By payment or delivery of the awarded money or property, with execution available to enforce it.

Amendment History

The provisions of this Rule 2316 adopted July 10, 1939, effective January 22, 1940; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (190611).

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: recover property interpleaderexecution interpleaderdeliver property to winner