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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>378301</law_id><section_number>8.7-603</section_number><catch_line>Conflicting claims; interpleader</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="26" identifier="8.7">Commercial Code &#x2014; Warehouse Receipts, Bills of Lading and Other Documents of Title</unit><unit label="part" level="2" order_by="6" identifier="6">Warehouse Receipts and Bills of Lading: Miscellaneous Provisions</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>If more than one person claims title or <span class="dictionary">possession</span> of the goods, the bailee is excused from delivery until he has had a reasonable time to ascertain the validity of the adverse claims or to bring an action for <span class="dictionary">interpleader</span>. The bailee may assert an <span class="dictionary">interpleader</span> either in defending an action for nondelivery of the goods or by original action.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7;&#xA7; 61-19, 61-20; 1964, c. 219; 2004, c. 200.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
