What Is Interpleader Proceedings?

An interpleader action “is an equitable proceeding” brought by a third party to have a court determine the ownership rights of multiple claimants to the same asset or property that is held by that third party.

What is an interpleader process?

Interpleader is a civil procedure device that allows a plaintiff or a defendant to initiate a lawsuit in order to compel two or more other parties to litigate a dispute.

What is interpleader proceedings Malaysia?

Interpleader is a procedure by which a person, faced with competing claims in respect of personal property (which he does not claim as his own), can protect himself from the uncertainty and expense of separate legal proceedings with each claimant by applying to the court to compel the claimants to settle, between ...