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Iowa Code § 614.12 (2026)

Counterclaim

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A counterclaim may be pleaded as a defense to any cause of action, notwithstanding it is barred by the provisions of this chapter, if it was the property of the party pleading it at the time it became barred, and was not barred at the time the claim sued on originated; but no judgment thereon, except for costs, can be rendered in favor of the party so pleading it. [R60, §2752; C73, §2540; C97, §3457; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11019; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.12]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1949–2017 · leading case: Halverson v. Lincoln Commodities, Inc., 297 N.W.2d 518 (Iowa 1980).
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Halverson v. Lincoln Commodities, Inc., 297 N.W.2d 518 (Iowa 1980). · cites it 2× “32(2), The Code 1979 (statute of frauds for guaranty), and section 614.12, The Code 1979 (outlawed claim can be asserted as a counterclaim).”
Siouxland Beef Processing Co. v. Knight (In Re Siouxland Beef Processing Co.), 55 B.R. 95 (Bankr. D. Iowa 1985). · cites it 2× “Recoupment is codified in Iowa by section 614.12 of the Iowa Code. This section permits a counterclaim to be pled as a defense but goes on to state that no judgment thereon, except for costs, can be rendered in favor of the person pleading.”
Prochelo v. Prochelo, 346 N.W.2d 527 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 2× “Because it may be important upon remand we point out that Anna Mae did file the counterclaim, previously mentioned, based on her payment of the second note.”
Dolezal v. City of Cedar Rapids, 326 N.W.2d 355 (Iowa 1982). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 614.12 (1979); Merritt v. Peterson, 208 Iowa 672, 675-76 , 222 N.”
Corp. East Assocs. v. Meester, 442 N.W.2d 105 (Iowa 1989). · cites it 2× “1(5) (ten-year limitation for written contract) and section 614.12 (barred claims may be asserted as counterclaims).”
State v. Simmons, 290 N.W.2d 589 (Iowa 1980). “Simmons, too, on her claim the State is barred by sections 614.12 and 614.17, The Code 1977.”
Ramsvig v. Ersland, 38 N.W.2d 127 (Iowa 1949). · cites it 4× “m the reply and answer to counterclaim the allegations in regard to the statute of limitations as immaterial and conclusions for the reason that the note sued upon in plaintiff’s petition originated October 1, 1944, and that the defendant’s counterclaim shows on its face that…”
In re Meyer, 563 B.R. 708 (Bankr. D. Iowa 2017). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 614.12 . This Court has interpreted this Iowa Code section to be a codification of the common law doctrine of recoupment.”
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