Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 44, November 2, 2024
(a) The defendant may set forth in the answer under the heading "Counterclaim" any cause of action cognizable in a civil action which the defendant has against the plaintiff at the time of filing the answer.(b) A counterclaim need not diminish or defeat the relief demanded by the plaintiff. It may demand relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that demanded by the plaintiff.The provisions of Rule 1031 adopted June 25, 1946, effective 1/1/1947; amended December 16, 1983, effective 7/1/1984, 13 Pa.B. 3999; amended April 12, 1999, effective 7/1/1999, 29 Pa.B. 2266; amended December 16, 2003, effective 7/1/2004, 34 Pa.B. 9; amended March 23, 2007, effective 6/1/2007, 37 Pa.B. 1480.