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42 Pa.C.S. § 8526: Counterclaim by the Commonwealth.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
- PART VII CIVIL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS
- CHAPTER 85 MATTERS AFFECTING GOVERNMENT UNITS
- SUBCHAPTER B ACTIONS AGAINST COMMONWEALTH PARTIES SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY LIMITATIONS ON DAMAGES SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY
In any action initiated under this subchapter, the Commonwealth may set forth any cause of action or set-off which it has against the plaintiff. A counterclaim need not diminish or defeat the relief demanded by the plaintiff. It may demand relief exceeding in amount or different in kind from that demanded by the plaintiff.
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