--(1) The general rule is that a claimant who accepts an offer to settle within the period stated for accepting it is entitled to payment of the sum which the defendant paid into court to support the offer, without needing a court order.
--(2) To obtain payment, the claimant must file a request for payment and must certify that the offer has been accepted within any period stated in the offer for accepting it.
--(3) The general rule is qualified by rule 37.4 (cases where payment out requires a court order— general).
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