Interpleader: Supreme Court decisions

Every U.S. Supreme Court decision from the 1946 through 2025 Terms that the Supreme Court Database classifies under the issue “Interpleader,” part of the Judicial Power area.

6decisions

50%favorable to the petitioner

17%unanimous

0altered precedent or struck a law

Decisions by decade

1950s2

1960s1

1970s1

1980s1

2000s1

Most majority opinions

Legal provisions most often involved

38 U.S.C. § 8012

Federal Rules of Civil or Appellate Procedure1

Eleventh Amendment1

28 U.S.C. § 13351

All 6 decisions, newest first

Philippines v. Pimentel
553 U.S. 851Decided June 12, 20087–2Anthony M. Kennedy
Cory v. White
457 U.S. 85Decided June 14, 19826–3Byron R. White
California v. Texas
437 U.S. 601Decided June 22, 19789–0Per curiam
State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. Tashire
386 U.S. 523Decided April 10, 19678–1Abe Fortas
United States v. Henning
344 U.S. 66Decided November 17, 19525–4Tom C. Clark
Baumet v. United States
344 U.S. 82Decided November 17, 19526–3Tom C. Clark

Source: Supreme Court Database, 2026 Release 01 (data file dated September 8, 2026). Imported into CaseTrail November 5, 2026. Coverage: decisions from the 1946 through 2025 Terms. Methodology · Report an error