Iowa Code 658.1A – Treble damages
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 658.1A
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
658.1A Treble damages.
If a guardian, tenant for life or years, joint tenant, or tenant in common of real property commit waste thereon, that person is liable to pay three times the damages which have resulted from such waste, to the person who is entitled to sue therefor.
[C51, §2134; R60, §3716; C73, §3332; C97, §4303; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12402; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §658.1] C2001, §658.1A
Referred to in §217.13
If a guardian, tenant for life or years, joint tenant, or tenant in common of real property commit waste thereon, that person is liable to pay three times the damages which have resulted from such waste, to the person who is entitled to sue therefor.
[C51, §2134; R60, §3716; C73, §3332; C97, §4303; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12402; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §658.1] C2001, §658.1A
Referred to in §217.13