Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 2120 - PARTNERSHIPS AS PARTIES
Rule 2130 - Venue in an Action Against a Partnership

Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 2130

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 38, September 21, 2024

(a) General Rule. Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (c) of this rule, an action against a partnership may be brought in and only in a county where

(1) the partnership regularly conducts business;

(2) the cause of action arose;

(3) a transaction or occurrence took place out of which the cause of action arose; or

(4) the property or a part of the property, which is the subject matter of the action, is located provided that equitable relief is sought with respect to the property.

(b) Venue in Actions Against a Liquidator. Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (c) of this rule, an action against a liquidator may be brought in and only in a county where

(1) the liquidator is liquidating the partnership business;

(2) the partnership last regularly conducted business;

(3) the cause of action arose; or

(4) a transaction or occurrence took place out of which the cause of action arose.

This rule shall not apply to an action against a liquidator deriving authority under the laws of the United States.

(c) Exception. Subdivisions (a) and (b) of this rule do not restrict or affect the venue of an action

(1) against a partnership commenced by or for the attachment, seizure, garnishment, sequestration, or condemnation of real or personal property; or

(2) for the recovery of the possession of or the determination of the title to real or personal property.

(d) The Civil Procedural Rules Committee shall reexamine the 2022 rule amendments two years after their effective date.

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