Opinion ID: 2033184
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Heading: The Effect of a Counterclaim on the Equitable Claim

Text: Iowa does provide the right to a jury trial for defendants who assert a legal counterclaim in an equity action. See Conrad v. Dorweiler, 189 N.W.2d 537, 538-39 (Iowa 1971) (holding that this is true where the counterclaim raises severable issues); see also 27A Am.Jur.2d Equity § 235 (A defendant also may have a right to jury trial if he or she is required compulsorily to assert his or her legal counterclaim....). While Iowa courts have recognized that not all equity cases can proceed without a jury on every issue, we choose not to extend this holding to the plaintiffs in a shareholder's derivative suit.