Guam § 12114 - Interpleader.

§ 12114. Interpleader.

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A defendant, against whom an action is pending upon a contract or for

specific personal property, may at any time before answer, upon affidavit that

a person not a party to the action makes against him, and without any

collusion with him, a demand upon such contract, or for such property, upon

notice to such person and the adverse party, apply to the court for an order to

substitute such person in his place, and discharge him from liability to either

party, upon his depositing in court the amount claimed on the contract, or

delivering the property or its value to such person as the court may direct;

and the court may, in its discretion, make the order. And whenever

conflicting claims are or may be made upon a person for or relating to

personal property, or the performance of an obligation, or any portion

thereof, such person may bring an action against the conflicting claimants to

compel them to interplead and litigate their several claims among them-

selves. The order of substitution may be made and the action of interpleader

may be maintained, and the applicant or plaintiff be discharged from liability

to all or any of the conflicting claimants, although their titles or claims have

not a common origin, or are not identical, but are adverse to and independent

of one another.