18.8 Adding other defendants to counterclaim

--(1) If the defendant to the claim says that someone else is liable on the counterclaim as well as the claimant, he may add that other person as a defendant to the counterclaim.

--(2) If a person so added is not already a party, the defendant must add the person's name to the title of the claim as "defendant to the counterclaim".

(Rule 18.13 deals with the documents to be served on a defendant who is not already a party)

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