{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8526","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 8526","heading":"Counterclaim by the Commonwealth.","body":"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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=85\u0026sctn=26\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"61fb0557960483fd3d6f6f49ad0c3f99c49d6c7bef7fef2152185a5edf76ee25","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8525","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8527"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}