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Ohio Civ.R. 14
Third Party Practice
(A) When defendant may bring in third party
At any time after commencement of the action a defending party, as a third-party plaintiff,
may cause a summons and complaint to be served upon a person not a party to the action
who is or may be liable to him for all or part of the plaintiff's claim against him. The third-party plaintiff need not obtain leave to make the service if he files the third-party complaint
not later than fourteen days after he serves his original answer. Otherwise he must obtain
leave on motion upon notice to all parties to the action. The person served with the
summons and third-party complaint, hereinafter called the third-party defendant, shall
make his defenses to the third-party plaintiff's claim as provided in Rule 12 and his
counterclaims against the third-party plaintiff and cross-claims against other third-party
defendants as provided in Rule 13. The third-party defendant may assert against the
plaintiff any defenses which the third-party plaintiff has to the plaintiff's claim. The third-party defendant may also assert any claim against the plaintiff arising out of the transaction
or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiff's claim against the third-party
plaintiff. The plaintiff may assert any claim against the third-party defendant arising out
of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter of the plaintiff's claim against the
third-party plaintiff, and the third-party defendant thereupon shall assert his defenses as
provided in Rule 12 and his counterclaims and cross-claims as provided in Rule 13. Any
party may move to strike the third-party claim, or for its severance or separate trial. If the
third-party defendant is an employee, agent, or servant of the third-party plaintiff, the court
shall order a separate trial upon the motion of any plaintiff. A third-party defendant may
proceed under this rule against any person not a party to the action who is or may be liable
to him for all or part of the claim made in the action against the third-party defendant.
(B) When plaintiff may bring in third party
When a counterclaim is asserted against a plaintiff, he may cause a third party to be brought
in under circumstances which under this rule would entitle a defendant to do so.
History
Effective Date: July 1, 1970
Provenance
- Source
- supremecourt.ohio.gov
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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