# Iowa Code § 643.2: Ordinary proceedings — joinder or counterclaim

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C643_S643.2

## Section

- **Citation:** Iowa Code § 643.2
- **Heading:** Ordinary proceedings — joinder or counterclaim
- **Jurisdiction:** Iowa
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** IA Code / Title XV / Chapter 643 / Section 643.2

## Text

The action shall be by ordinary proceedings, but there shall be no joinder of any cause of action not of the same kind, nor shall there be allowed any counterclaim.

[R60, §4175; C73, §3226; C97, §4164; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12178; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §643.2]

## Nearby sections

- [Iowa Code § 643.1 Where brought — petition.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C643_S643.1.md)
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- [Iowa Code § 643.5 Writ issued.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C643_S643.5.md)
- [Iowa Code § 643.6 Filing — purpose of bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C643_S643.6.md)
- [Iowa Code § 643.7 Bond.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_IA_TXV_C643_S643.7.md)
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