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Pa. R. Civ. P. 2227 (2026)

Compulsory joinder.

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Rule 2227. Compulsory joinder.

 (a)  Persons having only a joint interest in the subject matter of an action must be joined on the same side as plaintiffs or defendants.

 (b)  If a person who must be joined as a plaintiff refuses to join, he or she shall, in a proper case, be made a defendant or an involuntary plaintiff when the substantive law permits such involuntary joinder.

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 2227 adopted June 7, 1940, effective February 5, 1941; amended April 18, 1975, effective immediately, 5 Pa.B. 1820; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (190595).