613.1 Joint and several obligations.
Where two or more persons are bound by contract or by judgment, decree, or statute, whether jointly only, or jointly and severally, or severally only, including the parties to negotiable paper, common orders, and checks, and sureties on the same or separate instruments, or by any liability growing out of the same, the action thereon may, at the plaintiff’s option, be brought against any or all of them. When any of those so bound are dead, the action may be brought against any or all of the survivors, with any or all of the representatives of the decedents, or against any or all such representatives.
[C51, §1681, 1682; R60, §2764; C73, §2550; C97, §3465; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10975; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §613.1]
Separate trials,
R.C.P. 1.914
Structure Iowa Code
Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES
Chapter 613 - PARTIES — CAUSES OF ACTION — LIABILITY
Section 613.1 - Joint and several obligations.
Section 613.7 - Written instrument.
Section 613.8 - Actions against state.
Section 613.9 - Service on state.
Section 613.10 - Status of state as defendant.
Section 613.11 - Actions against department of transportation.
Section 613.13 - Service of notice.
Section 613.15 - Injury or death of spouse or parent — measure of recovery.
Section 613.15A - Injury to or death of a child.
Section 613.15B - Wrongful birth or wrongful life cause of action — prohibitions — exceptions.
Section 613.16 - Parental responsibility for actions of children.
Section 613.17 - Emergency assistance in an accident.
Section 613.18 - Limitation on products liability of nonmanufacturers.
Section 613.19 - Personal liability.
Section 613.20 - Limitation on liability for motor vehicle operation — felons.