611.22 Actions by or against legal representatives or successors in interest — substitution.
Any action contemplated in sections 611.20 and 611.21 may be brought, or the court, on motion, may allow the action to be continued, by or against the legal representatives or successors in interest of the deceased. Such action shall be deemed a continuing one, and to have accrued to such representative or successor at the time it would have accrued to the deceased if the deceased had survived. If such is continued against the legal representative or successor in interest of the defendant, a notice shall be served as in case of original notices. If such an action by the deceased is allowed to be continued, then the court shall appoint a personal representative for the deceased as defined in section 633.3 or shall allow a successor under section 633.356 to continue the action.
[C51, §1699; R60, §4111; C73, §2527; C97, §3445; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10959; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §611.22]
2021 Acts, ch 7, §1, 2
Manner of service,
R.C.P. 1.302 – 1.315
2021 amendment applies to actions that arise on or after July 1, 2021; 2021 Acts, ch 7, §2
Section amended
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Section 611.1 - Proceedings classified.
Section 611.2 - Civil and special actions.
Section 611.3 - Forms of action.
Section 611.4 - Equitable proceedings.
Section 611.5 - Action on note and mortgage.
Section 611.6 - Ordinary proceedings.
Section 611.7 - Error — effect of.
Section 611.8 - Correction by plaintiff.
Section 611.9 - Correction on motion.
Section 611.10 - Equitable issues.
Section 611.11 - Court may order change.
Section 611.12 - Errors waived.
Section 611.13 - Uniformity of procedure.
Section 611.14 - Title of cause.
Section 611.15 - Judgments annulled in equity.
Section 611.16 - Action to obtain discovery.
Section 611.17 - Petition for discovery.
Section 611.19 - Successive actions.
Section 611.20 - Actions survive.