Rule 1301 - Compulsory Arbitration: Cases Covered(a) Any civil action where the amount in controversy is Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars or less and title to real estate is not involved, shall be submitted to compulsory arbitration pursuant to 7361 of the Judicial Code, 42 Pa.C.S. Sec 7361, and 1301 to 1314 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Civil Procedure, as well as these rules.(b) The amount in controversy in any action shall be deemed to exceed Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars if any count in the complaint or counter-claim demands an amount in excess of Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars.(c) Notwithstanding the amount demanded, if the Court determines that the amount in controversy does not exceed Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars for the purposes of these rules; the Court shall order the matter to arbitration.(d) If separate actions are consolidated for trial and the amount in controversy in any of these actions exceeds Fifty Thousand ($50,000) Dollars, arbitration shall not apply.(e) If the same transaction or occurrence, or series of transactions or occurrences, give rise to more than one cause of action and separate actions have been commenced, all such actions shall be consolidated for arbitration and heard together. Before proceeding with any hearing, the board of arbitration shall inquire of the parties whether any other action has been commenced.Amended March 11, 1996, effective 4/29/1996. Amended November 8, 2005, effective 1/1/2006. Amended July 27, 2006, effective 9/11/2006.