Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Rule 1017 - Pleadings Allowed(a) Except as provided by Rule 1041.1, the pleadings in an action are limited to (1) a complaint and an answer thereto,(2) a reply if the answer contains new matter a counterclaim or a cross-claim,(3) a counter-reply if the reply to a counterclaim or cross-claim contains new matter,(4) a preliminary objection and a response thereto.(c) No formal joinder of issues is required.The provisions of this Rule 1017 adopted June 25, 1946, effective 1/1/1947; amended June 27, 1969, effective 9/1/1969; amended January 7, 1971, effective 2/15/1971; amended June 28, 1974, effective 6/28/1974; amended December 16, 1983, effective 7/1/1984, 13 Pa.B. 3999; amended April 4, 1990, effective 7/1/1990, 20 Pa.B. 2281; amended July 18, 1991, effective 1/1/1992, 21 Pa.B. 3400; amended March 23, 2007, effective 6/1/2007, 37 Pa.B. 1480.