class action rule in Iowa

1977See Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances v. Deckert, 123 F.2d 979, 983 (3d Cir. 1941) (“If the rights of the individual plaintiffs are separate causes of action and they have no right to a common fund or to common property, the class action at bar is a ‘spurious’ one.”); 3 Ohlinger’s Federal Practice at 327 (1964) (the interests of the spurious class action parties are “separate and distinct”).

1977See Pennsylvania Co. for Insurances v. Deckert, 123 F.2d 979, 983 (3d Cir. 1941) ("If the rights of the individual plaintiffs are separate causes of action and they have no right to a common fund or to common property, the class action at bar is a `spurious' one."); 3 Ohlinger's Federal Practice at 327 (1964) (the interests of the spurious class action parties are "separate and distinct").

2005Lucas v. Pioneer, Inc., 256 N.W.2d 167, 175 (Iowa 1977). [The class-action rule] continues to have as its objectives the efficient resolution of the claims or liabilities of many individuals in a single action, the elimination of repetitious litigation and possibly inconsistent adjudications involving common questions, related events, or requests for similar relief, and the establishment of an effective procedure for those whose economic position is. such that it is unrealistic to expect them to seek to vindicate their rights in separate lawsuits. 7A Charles Alan Wright, Arthur R.