If two or more claimants of the same property become parties to an inter- pleader, the court on motion of any party shall enter an order framing the issues to be tried and directing the disposition of the property pending the determination of the interpleader.
Rule 3210.Two or more claimants; issue; possession.
Adopted August 30, 1965 · Last amended August 30, 1965 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceWhen two or more people claim the same levied property in an interpleader, the court, on any party's motion, enters an order framing the issues to be tried and directing who holds the property.
Full Text of Rule 3210
Plain-English Summary
This rule handles the tangle of competing claimants. When two or more claimants of the same property become parties to an interpleader, the court — on the motion of any party — enters an order that frames the issues to be tried and directs the disposition of possession of the property pending trial.
Framing the issues turns a multi-sided ownership dispute into a defined set of questions the court can resolve, and directing possession decides who holds the goods in the meantime. The rule keeps a crowded interpleader orderly rather than leaving the competing claims to collide.
Frequently Asked Questions
What if more than one person claims the property?
The court, on motion, frames the issues to be tried among the claimants and directs who holds the property pending trial.
Who holds the property while the claims are decided?
The court's order directs possession during the proceeding.
Official Note
Official Note: Adopted August 30, 1965, effective March 1, 1966.
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: two or more claimantscompeting claimants interpleader