Pennsylvania Code
Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE
Part I - GENERAL
Chapter 2170 - CORPORATIONS AND SIMILAR ENTITIES AS PARTIES
Rule 2179 - Venue in an Action Against a Corporation or Similar Entity
Universal Citation: 231 PA Code ยง 2179
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(a) General Rule. Except as otherwise provided by an Act of Assembly or by subdivision (b) of this rule, a personal action against a corporation or similar entity may be brought in and only in a county where
(1) the registered office or principal place
of business of the corporation or similar entity is located;
(2) the corporation or similar entity
regularly conducts business;
(3)
the cause of action arose;
(4) a
transaction or occurrence took place out of which the cause of action arose;
or
(5) 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 on an Insurance Policy. An action upon a policy of insurance against an insurance company, association or exchange, either incorporated or organized in Pennsylvania or doing business in this Commonwealth, may be brought in a county
(1) designated in subdivision (a) of this
rule;
(2) where the insured
property is located; or
(3) where
the plaintiff resides, in actions upon policies of life, accident, health,
disability, and livestock insurance or fraternal benefit
certificates.
(c) The Civil Procedural Rules Committee shall reexamine the 2022 rule amendments two years after their effective date.
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