Adopted July 10, 1939 · Not amended since adoption · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceRule 2324 made the chapter on interpleader by defendants effective on January 22, 1940, and applied it to actions pending at that time, so defendants in existing cases could use the new procedure.
Full Text of Rule 2324
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These rules shall become effective on the twenty-second day of January, 1940, and shall apply to actions pending at that time.
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Plain-English Summary
This transitional rule dates the chapter on interpleader by defendants. The rules became effective on the twenty-second day of January, 1940, and they apply to actions pending at that time. A defendant in a case already underway on that date could petition for interpleader under Rule 2302.
The chapter was adopted July 10, 1939. Several of its rules have been amended since, and Rule 2319, on trial without a jury, was added later, adopted June 27, 1969, effective September 1, 1969; each rule’s history gives its own dates. The next chapter, on intervention, has its own effective-date rule in Rule 2349.
Frequently Asked Questions
When did these interpleader rules take effect?
January 22, 1940. The rule also extended them to actions that were pending on that date.
Why does an effective-date rule still appear in the book?
It marks the transition from prior practice and confirms that pending cases moved onto the new rules rather than finishing under the old ones.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2324 adopted July 10, 1939, effective January 22, 1940.
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:intervention effective datepending actions January 1940