Rule 2154.Actions between associations and members.

An association and its own members can be adversaries in court. An action may be prosecuted by an association against one or more of its members, or against those members together with persons who are not members. In the other direction, one or more members, alone or together with other persons who are not members, may prosecute an action against the association.

The rule settles who may be on each side; the rest of the chapter supplies the mechanics. When the association sues, Rule 2152 has it proceed in the name of a member or members as trustees ad litem. When it is sued, Rule 2153 lets the plaintiff name the association or an officer as trustee ad litem. Rules 2129 and 2178 give the same permission for partnerships and partners, and for corporations or similar entities and their members.