Selchert v. State

NEUMAN, Justice.

Does Iowa’s comparative fault act require joinder of all potential defendants in one action? This is the question presented as plaintiffs appeal from summary judgment entered against them in the second of two personal injury lawsuits arising out of the same automobile accident. Because we are not convinced that Iowa Code chapter 668 reflects a clear legislative intent to override our permissive joinder rules, we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

I. In August 1984, Paula Post Selchert was seriously injured when the automobile in which she was a passenger careened off…