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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7532 (2026)

 General scope of declaratory remedy.

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§ 7532.  General scope of declaratory remedy.

Courts of record, within their respective jurisdictions, shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed. No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect, and such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.

 

Cross References.  Section 7532 is referred to in section 7536 of this title.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 181 cases (56 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Pennsylvania Bankers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Banking, 948 A.2d 790 (Pa. 2008).
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Pennsylvania Bankers Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Dep't of Banking, 948 A.2d 790 (Pa. 2008). · cites it 24× “Nevertheless, the Banks maintain that this is not fatal to their appeal because an order can also be deemed final by statute.”
Motorists Mut. Ins. Co. v. Pinkerton, 830 A.2d 958 (Pa. 2003). · cites it 12× “The Superior Court explained in its opinion that under the Declaratory Judgment Act, the trial court's December 22, 1998 order declaring the rights of the parties had "the force and effect of a final judgment," 42 Pa.C.S. § 7532, and was therefore subject to immediate appeal.”
Chalkey v. Roush, 805 A.2d 491 (Pa. 2002). · cites it 8× “2d 813 (2000), this Court endorsed a plain meaning approach to Section 7532 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. § 7532, and, in particular, to the legislative prescription that declarations of rights, status and legal relations "shall have the force and effect of a final judgment…”
State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. Craley, 784 A.2d 781 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2001). · cites it 12× “The trial court issued a decision and a verdict on December 22, 1998, declaring that State Farm owed uninsured motorist benefits under Randall's policy and that the household exclusion clause contained in the policy was contrary to public policy.”
Redevelopment Auth. of Cambria Cnty. v. Int'l Ins. Co., 685 A.2d 581 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1996). · cites it 6× “42 Pa.C.S. § 7532 (emphasis added). This Court, in Harleysville Mutual Insurance Co.”
Gen. Accident Ins. Co. of Am. v. Allen, 692 A.2d 1089 (Pa. 1997). · cites it 5× “42 Pa.C.S. § 7532. The Act further provides: § 7533.”
Nationwide Mut. Ins. v. Wickett, 763 A.2d 813 (Pa. 2000). · cites it 6× “341(b)(2) and 42 Pa.C.S. § 7532. Thus, Huron posits that the trial court was without jurisdiction to reconsider them more than thirty days after their entry.”
Affordable Outdoor, LLC v. Tri-Outdoor, Inc., 210 A.3d 270 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019). · cites it 4× “No action or proceeding shall be open to objection on the ground that a declaratory judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative in form and effect, and such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment or decree.”
Pa. Mfrs.' Ass'n Ins. Co. v. Johnson Matthey, Inc., 188 A.3d 396 (Pa. 2018). · cites it 2× “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 7532. ln Northwide Mutual lnsurance Co.”
Merscorp, Inc. v. Del. Cnty., 207 A.3d 855 (Pa. 2019). · cites it 2× “19 See 42 Pa.C.S. § 7532 (defining the scope of declaratory relief); 20 see also Beam , 788 A.”
Swords v. Harleysville Ins. Companies, 883 A.2d 562 (Pa. 2005). · cites it 2× “341(b)(2) and the Declaratory Judgment *388 Act, 42 Pa.C.S. § 7532. See Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company v.”
True R.R. Assocs., L.P. v. Ames True Temper, Inc., 152 A.3d 324 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). · cites it 2× “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 7532. Thus, the order was considered final even though, following its entry, other claims and parties remained in the lawsuit.”
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