Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 18, May 4, 2024
Rule 2130 - Venue in an Action Against a Partnership(a)General Rule. Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (c) of this rule, an action against a partnership may be brought in and only in a county where (1) the partnership regularly conducts business;(2) the cause of action arose;(3) a transaction or occurrence took place out of which the cause of action arose; or(4) 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 Against a Liquidator. Except as otherwise provided by subdivision (c) of this rule, an action against a liquidator may be brought in and only in a county where (1) the liquidator is liquidating the partnership business;(2) the partnership last regularly conducted business;(3) the cause of action arose; or(4) a transaction or occurrence took place out of which the cause of action arose. This rule shall not apply to an action against a liquidator deriving authority under the laws of the United States.
(c)Exception. Subdivisions (a) and (b) of this rule do not restrict or affect the venue of an action (1) against a partnership commenced by or for the attachment, seizure, garnishment, sequestration, or condemnation of real or personal property; or(2) for the recovery of the possession of or the determination of the title to real or personal property.(d) The Civil Procedural Rules Committee shall reexamine the 2022 rule amendments two years after their effective date.The provisions of this Rule 2130 adopted May 1, 1939, effective 11/6/1939; amended April 18, 1975, effective immediately, 5 Pa.B. 1820; amended April 12, 1999, effective 7/1/1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274; amended January 27, 2003, effective immediately, 33 Pa.B. 751; amended December 16, 2003, effective 7/1/2004, 34 Pa.B. 9; amended August 25, 2022 Amended by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 52, No. 37. November 10, 2022, effective 1/1/2023