Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 1000 - ACTIONS
Subchapter A - CIVIL ACTION
PLEADINGS
Rule 1031 - Counterclaim
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 1031
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024
(a) The defendant may set forth in the answer under the heading "Counterclaim" any cause of action cognizable in a civil action which the defendant has against the plaintiff at the time of filing the answer.
(b) A counterclaim need not diminish or defeat the relief demanded by the plaintiff. It may demand relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that demanded by the plaintiff.
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