Fankell v. Schober

SCHLEGEL, Judge.

The plaintiff, Montica Rae Fankell, appeals from the trial court’s refusal to reinstate this tort action which was dismissed for want of prosecution pursuant to Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 215.1. Initially, we are faced with the question of whether the defendants are required to cross-appeal the trial court’s finding that the motion to reinstate was timely filed, in order to urge that ground in support of the trial court’s favorable determination refusing to reinstate the action. Then we must determine whether the plaintiff’s motion to reinstate under Iowa Rule of Civil…