Rule 1.245 – Cross-claim against coparty

May 13, 2021 | Civil Procedure, Iowa

A pleading may state as a cross-claim any claim by one party against a coparty arising out of the transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter either of the original action or a counterclaim therein or relating to any property that is the subject matter of the original action. Such cross-claim may include a claim that the party against whom it is asserted is or may be liable to the cross-claimant for all or part of a claim asserted in the action against the cross-claimant.

Iowa. R. Civ. P. 1.245

Report 1943; amendment 1973; amendment 1976; November 9, 2001, effective February 15, 2002.