Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 2000 - ACTIONS BY REAL PARTIES IN INTEREST
Rule 2002 - Prosecution of Actions by Real Parties in Interest. Exceptions
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 2002
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) Except as otherwise provided in clauses (b), (c) and (d) of this rule, all actions shall be prosecuted by and in the name of the real party in interest, without distinction between contracts under seal and parol contracts.
(b) A plaintiff may sue in his or her own name without joining as plaintiff or use-plaintiff any person beneficially interested when such plaintiff
(1) is acting
in a fiduciary or representative capacity, which capacity is disclosed in the
caption and in the plaintiff's initial pleading; or
(2) is a person with whom or in whose name a
contract has been made for the benefit of another.
(c) Clause (a) of this rule shall not apply to actions where a statute or ordinance provides otherwise.
(d) Clause (a) of this rule shall not be mandatory where a subrogee is a real party in interest.
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