BRIDGES Et Al. v. COLLINS-HOOTEN Et Al.

I concur in Divisions 1 and 2. Because the Tax Director is entitled to reasonable attorney fees only for discharging the limited role of a plaintiff in interpleader, I respectfully dissent from Division 3.

A requirement for a plaintiff to file an interpleader action is that she “must not have or claim any interest in the subject matter.” Almand v. Reese, 209 Ga. 138, 142 (2) (71 SE2d 223) (1952). Once she is no longer disinterested, she loses the right to require the other parties to interplead. See Gardner v. Haas, Howell & Dodd, Inc., 178 Ga. 685, 687 (173 SE 863) (1934).

And although OCGA §…