§ Rule 2227 Compulsory Joinder

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Rule 2227. Compulsory Joinder

    (a) Persons having only a joint interest in the subject matter of an action must be joined on the same side as plaintiffs or defendants.

    (b) If a person who must be joined as a plaintiff refuses to join, he or she shall, in a proper case, be made a defendant or an involuntary plaintiff when the substantive law permits such involuntary joinder.