A sample answer and cross-claims that a defendant may use to respond to a complaint and assert its own claims against a co-defendant concerning the subject of the plaintiff's complaint in civil actions in the Pennsylvania courts of common pleas. This Standard Document contains integrated drafting notes with important explanations and tips for drafting the answer, including how to format the answer, respond to the plaintiff's allegations, assert affirmative defenses and other defenses as new matter, plead cross-claims and requests for relief, demand a jury, and verify the answer.