(a) Where an instrument authorizes judgments to be confessed from time to time for separate sums as or after they become due, successive actions may be commenced and judgments entered for such sums.
Rule 2953.Successive Actions.
Last amended June 27, 1969 · Last verified June 30, 2026
In one sentenceWhere an instrument authorizes judgments from time to time for separate sums, successive judgments may be entered as those sums become due.
Full Text of Rule 2953
(b) If an instrument authorizes entry of judgments for money and in eject- ment, the entry of judgment in ejectment shall not prevent the entry of judgment for money.
Plain-English Summary
Some instruments allow more than one confessed judgment—for example, as separate installments come due. This rule confirms that a creditor may enter successive judgments under such an instrument rather than being limited to a single entry.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can more than one judgment be confessed on one instrument?
Yes, where the instrument authorizes judgments from time to time for separate sums as or after they become due.
Does each successive judgment follow the same rules?
The chapter’s procedure governs each entry; the instrument’s terms control when a further sum may be reduced to judgment.
Official Note
Official Note: Added June 27, 1969. Effective January 1, 1970. The limits within which the plaintiff may have satisfaction under one or both of these judg- ments is a matter of substantive law.
Source & verification. Rule text, the Official Note, and the amendment
history are reproduced verbatim from the Pennsylvania Code, Title 231, the official compilation
of rules adopted by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Last verified June 30, 2026. ·
Official text
Also known as: successive confession judgmentsmultiple judgments one instrument