Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1000 - ACTIONS
Subchapter A - CIVIL ACTION
PLEADINGS
Rule 1017 - Pleadings Allowed
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1017
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) Except as provided by Rule 1041.1, the pleadings in an action are limited to
(1) a complaint and an
answer thereto,
(2) a reply if the
answer contains new matter a counterclaim or a cross-claim,
(3) a counter-reply if the reply to a
counterclaim or cross-claim contains new matter,
(4) a preliminary objection and a response
thereto.
(b) Rescinded.
(c) No formal joinder of issues is required.
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