Iowa § 616.20 Right of nonresident defendant

Iowa Statutes

§ 616.20 — Right of nonresident defendant

Iowa § 616.20

Title XVJUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES

Ch. 616PLACE OF BRINGING ACTIONS

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Iowa Code § 616.20 (2026).

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Where an action provided for in sections 616.17 and 616.19 is against several defendants,
some of whom are residents and others nonresidents of the county, and the action is
dismissed as to the residents, or judgment is rendered in their favor, or there is a failure to
obtain judgment against such residents, such nonresidents may, upon motion, have said
cause dismissed, with reasonable compensation for trouble and expense in attending at the
wrong county, unless they, having appeared to the action, fail to object before judgment is
rendered against them.

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Where an action provided for in sections 616.17 and 616.19 is against several defendants,
some of whom are residents and others nonresidents of the county, and the action is
dismissed as to the residents, or judgment is rendered in their favor, or there is a failure to
obtain judgment against such residents, such nonresidents may, upon motion, have said
cause dismissed, with reasonable compensation for trouble and expense in attending at the
wrong county, unless they, having appeared to the action, fail to object before judgment is
rendered against them.