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Terms Used In Iowa Code 611.22

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
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 § 633.3 or shall allow a successor under § 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