Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.240

Interpleader

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RULE 1.240. 	INTERPLEADER
Persons having claims against the plaintiff may be joined as
defendants and required to interplead when their claims are such
that the plaintiff is or may be exposed to double or multiple liability.

It is not ground for objection to the joinder that the claim of the
several claimants or the titles on which their claims depend do not
have a common origin or are not identical but are adverse to and
independent of one another, or that the plaintiff avers that the
plaintiff is not liable in whole or in part to any or all of the
claimants. A defendant exposed to similar liability may obtain such
interpleader by way of crossclaim or counterclaim. The provisions of
this rule supplement and do not in any way limit the joinder of
parties otherwise permitted.

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