Rule 2130.Venue in an Action Against a Partnership.
Adopted May 1, 1939 · Last amended February 18, 2026 · Last verified June 30, 2026
Full Text of Rule 2130
Plain-English Summary
Subdivision (a) lists the only counties where an action against a partnership may be brought: where the partnership regularly conducts business, where the cause of action arose, where a transaction or occurrence took place out of which it arose, or, when equitable relief is sought as to property that is the subject of the action, where that property or part of it is located.
Subdivision (b) gives a parallel list for an action against a liquidator: where the liquidator is liquidating the business, where the partnership last regularly conducted business, where the cause of action arose, or where the underlying transaction or occurrence took place. It does not apply to a liquidator deriving authority under the laws of the United States. Subdivision (c) leaves venue unrestricted for actions against a partnership by or for attachment, seizure, garnishment, sequestration or condemnation of property, and for actions to recover possession of property or determine title to it.
The Comment records that the 2022 amendments, effective January 1, 2023, removed this rule’s references to rescinded Rule 1006(a.1), the special venue rule for medical professional liability actions, and a February 18, 2026 order removed the expired reexamination provision.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can a partnership be sued?
In a county where the partnership regularly conducts business, where the cause of action arose, where the transaction or occurrence behind it took place, or where property that is the subject of the action is located and equitable relief is sought as to that property.
Official Note
Comment. : By Order of August 25, 2022, effective January 1, 2023 (‘‘2022 amendments’’), the Court rescinded Rule 1006(a.1), a special venue rule that applied to medical professional liability actions filed on or after January 1, 2002. Corresponding amendments removed references to Rule 1006(a.1) from Rule 2130, governing venue in an action against a partnership, Rule 2156, governing venue in an action against an unincorporated association, and Rule 2179, governing venue in an action against a corporation or similar entity. The 2022 amendments thus returned Rules 1006, 2130, 2156, and 2179 to their pre-2003 versions, pursuant to which medical professionals were governed by the same venue rules applicable to other non-governmental defendants. The 2022 amendments added a provision to each rule requiring the Civil Procedural Rules Committee to ‘‘reexamine the 2022 rule amendments two years after their effective date.’’ Rules 1006(g), 2130(d), 2156(c), and 2179(c). The committee received commentary on behalf of medical professionals asserting that the impact of the 2022 amendments could not yet be determined, and that more time was needed to develop the necessary data. By Order of February 18, 2026, the Court amended Rules 1006, 2130, 2156, and 2179 to remove the expired reexamination provisions. The Court will consider any future proposals as submitted through the Court’s usual rules committee processes.
Amendment History
The provisions of this Rule 2130 adopted May 1, 1939, effective November 6, 1939; amended April 18, 1975, effective immediately, 5 Pa.B. 1820; amended April 12, 1999, effective July 1, 1999, 29 Pa.B. 2274; amended January 27, 2003, effective immediately, 33 Pa.B. 751; amended December 16, 2003, effective July 1, 2004, 34 Pa.B. 9; amended August 25, 2022, effective January 1, 2023, 52 Pa.B. 5792; amended February 18, 2026, effective immediately, 56 Pa.B. 1106. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (411431).