Iowa Code 661.15 – Performance by another — costs
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 661.15
- Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- 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
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
661.15 Performance by another — costs.
The court may, upon application of the plaintiff, besides or instead of proceeding against the defendant by attachment, direct that the act required to be done may be done by the plaintiff or some other person appointed by the court, at the expense of the defendant, and, upon the act being done, the amount of such expense may be ascertained by the court, or by a referee appointed by the court, and the court may render judgment for the amount of the expense and cost, and enforce payment thereof by execution.
[R60, §3770; C73, §3383; C97, §4351; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12453; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §661.15]
The court may, upon application of the plaintiff, besides or instead of proceeding against the defendant by attachment, direct that the act required to be done may be done by the plaintiff or some other person appointed by the court, at the expense of the defendant, and, upon the act being done, the amount of such expense may be ascertained by the court, or by a referee appointed by the court, and the court may render judgment for the amount of the expense and cost, and enforce payment thereof by execution.
[R60, §3770; C73, §3383; C97, §4351; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12453; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §661.15]