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action against an officer of Commonwealth, political subdivision, municipal corporation, and validity of its charter;
the service is same as civil action |
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adherence to rules relating to a civil action;
to determine any right, lien, title or interest in land or determine the validity or discharge of any document, obligation or deed affecting any right, lien, title or interest in land;
reason for action- to obtain possession of land sold at a judicial or tax sale |
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| deal with real property actions; intended to preserve value of real property; relief generally in form of injunction to restrain waste of real property |
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| to enforce a right (law), or to compel performance of a public act or duty by an officer or agency of the Commonwealth (do what the law tells you to do) |
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for purpose of "relief" (temporary or permanent); monetary or curtailment of defendant's actions;
service or original process in equity made by sheriff or competent adult |
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| civil action brought by one or more co-tenants having an interest in real property; court may order private or public sale of property; determination to divide real property where possible, or sale of real property |
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| notice of lawsuit; complaint served by sheriff; the form includes parties named in action and type of action |
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| claims for work or services performed to obtain judgment- filed with the prothonotary |
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| adherence to rule relating to a civil action; complaint must address cause of action for rents, profits, or other damages which arise from defendant's possession of the land; person served IS added as a defendant; usually used in landlord/tenant dispute |
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| request to court for relief and/or judgment; ask court for it's opinion and possibly a follow up order, or ask court to make decision in a disputed issue. |
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| purpose of action: to seize property, to assure continued value of property, to prevent concealment of property, to prevent removal of property from the county, must assure procedural due process when seizing property |
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| restraining order-temporary regarding contacts; mat include restraints on defendant |
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| at any time during pendency of an action, the court or petition by defendant may interplead the plaintiff and claimants not parties of record; question people other than the plaintiff and defendant; each claimant interpleaded shall be served within 20 days in same manner as provided for the service of the original process |
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| one party to the action, used in the writ of seizures |
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| used in the seizures, filed by defendant after being served, have 72 hours to make the counterbond or file for an extension |
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