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Title 231 - RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDUREPart I - GENERALChapter 1000 - ACTIONSSubchapter A - CIVIL ACTION
PLEADINGS
Rule 1018 - Caption

231 Pa. Code r. 1018

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Current through Register Vol. 54, No.43, October 26, 2024
Rule 1018 - Caption

Every pleading shall contain a caption setting forth the name of the court, the number of the action and the name of the pleading. The caption of a complaint shall set forth the form of the action and the names of all the parties, including a Doe designation for an unknown defendant as provided in Rule 2005, but in other pleadings it is sufficient to state the name of the first party on each side in the complaint with an appropriate indication of other parties.

231 Pa. Code r. 1018

The provisions of this Rule 1018 adopted June 25, 1946, effective 1/1/1947; amended October 15, 2004, effective immediately, 34 Pa.B. 5889; amended December 27, 2004, effective immediately, 35 Pa.B. 349; amended January 5, 2018, effective 1/6/2018, 48 Pa.B. 475; amended January 24, 2019, effective 4/1/2019, 49 Pa.B. 608.