What is the core objective of an interpleader action?

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Interpleader is used when a holder of property faces competing claims and wants to resolve who should receive it. The primary aim is to bring all potential claimants into one lawsuit so the court can determine who has the rightful ownership of the property. The stakeholder deposits the property with the court and, once the court decides who is entitled, the property goes to that rightful claimant and the stakeholder is discharged from further liability. While securing a distribution order or discharging liability can be consequences, they flow from the central goal of resolving which party has the right to the property.