§ Rule 2134 Subsequent Actions against Partners Not Named in Prior Action

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Rule 2134. Subsequent Actions against Partners Not Named in Prior Action

    (a) Whenever a judgment is entered against a partnership such judgment shall not bar a subsequent action upon the same cause of action against any partner who was not individually named as a defendant in the action.

    (b) In a subsequent action instituted under the authority of subdivision (a) of this rule, a partner against whom a judgment was entered in the original action shall not be joined as a party.