Section 4.31 Cross-Claims

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H. (§4.31) Cross-Claims

A party may file a cross-claim against another party if it arises out of the “transaction or occurrence that is the subject matter either of the original action or of a counterclaim therein or relating to any property that is the subject matter of the original action.” Rule 55.32(f). The cross-claim “may include a claim that the party against whom it is asserted is or may be liable to the cross-claimant for all or part of a claim asserted in the action against the cross-claimant.” I...