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Iowa Code § 614.7 (2026)

Bar in foreign jurisdiction

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When a cause of action has been fully barred by the laws of any country where the defendant has previously resided, such bar shall be the same defense here as though it had arisen under the provisions of this chapter; but this section shall not apply to causes of action arising within this state. [C51, §1665; R60, §2746; C73, §2534; C97, §3452; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11014; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §614.7]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: Sedco Int'l, S. A. v. Cory, 522 F. Supp. 254 (S.D. Iowa 1981).
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Sedco Int'l, S. A. v. Cory, 522 F. Supp. 254 (S.D. Iowa 1981). · cites it 7× “Iowa does however have a borrowing statute, Iowa Code § 614.7 (1977): When a cause of action has been fully barred by the laws of any country where the defendant has previously resided, such bar shall be the same defense here as though it had arisen under the provisions of this…”
State Ex Rel. Holleman v. Stafford, 584 N.W.2d 242 (Iowa 1998). · cites it 4× “Gary argues that application of the Iowa twenty-year statute of limitations is inconsistent with Iowa Code section 614.7, which provides that, “[w]hen a cause of action has been fully barred by the laws of any country where the defendant has previously resided, such bar shall be…”
Cameron v. Hardisty, 407 N.W.2d 595 (Iowa 1987). · cites it 2× “Iowa’s “borrowing statute,” found at section 614.7, provides the first exception to the general rule.”
Drudge v. Overland Plazas Co., 531 F. Supp. 210 (S.D. Iowa 1981). · cites it 5× “The applicable law in this case is Iowa Code § 614.7 which states: When a cause of action has been fully barred by the laws of any country where the defendant has previously resided, such bar shall be the same defense here as though it had arisen under the provisions of this…”
Harlan Feeders, Inc. v. Grand Labs., Inc., 881 F. Supp. 1400 (N.D. Iowa 1995). · cites it 2× “2d 812, 814 (Iowa 1985), the court found that two exceptions to this designation obtained where (1) a former resident of another jurisdiction moves to Iowa, but, under Iowa Code § 614.7 , is prohibited from taking advantage of Iowa's longer statute of limitations, and (2) where…”
Harris v. Clinton Corn Processing Co., 360 N.W.2d 812 (Iowa 1985). · cites it 2× “§ 28-3-202, where: (1) the action would be time-barred under the Tennessee provision but not under the Iowa provision; (2) Iowa’s “borrowing statute,” Iowa Code § 614.7 , is inapplicable; and (3) Tennessee substantive law governs the merits of the case? We respond that in the…”
Great Rivers Coop. v. Farmland Indus., Inc., 934 F. Supp. 302 (S.D. Iowa 1996). · cites it 4× “Iowa Code § 614.7 ; see Drudge, 531 F.Supp.”
Charles H. Alberding v. Everett S. M. Brunzell & Dana Brunzell, Charles H. Alberding v. Everett S. M. Brunzell & Dana Brunzell, 601 F.2d 474 (9th Cir. 1979). “Iowa Code § 614.7 . See also Ind.Ann.Stat.”
Jackson v. Travelers Ins., 26 F. Supp. 2d 1153 (S.D. Iowa 1998). “§ 614.7. The second exception is found at common law when the other state's cause of action acts as a bar to the accrual of the cause of action, not merely as a time limit that begins to run after the cause of action accrues.”
W. Soils Co. v. Skolness, 370 F. Supp. 831 (N.D. Iowa 1974). · cites it 3× “7 of the Iowa Code in certain circumstances requires a determination of where the cause of action arose by providing that, *833 “ [w]hen a cause of action has been fully barred by the laws of any country where the defendant has previously resided, such bar shall be the same…”
Forrest Drudge, Appellant/cross-Appellee v. Overland Plazas Co., Appellee/cross-Appellant, 670 F.2d 92 (8th Cir. 1982). “The District Court held that Iowa’s borrowing statute, Iowa Code § 614.7 , when considered along with the borrowing statute of Missouri, Overland’s domicile, Mo.”
Taber (D. Nev. 2025). “For example, Iowa’s borrowing statute applies a foreign 3 jurisdiction’s statutes of limitations if the defendant resides in a foreign jurisdiction and that 4 jurisdiction’s statutes of limitation bars the action.”
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