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Terms Used In Iowa Code 611.7

  • Dismissal: The dropping of a case by the judge without further consideration or hearing. Source:
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
611.7 Error — effect of.
An error of the plaintiff as to the kind of proceedings adopted shall not cause the abatement or dismissal of the action, but merely a change into the proper proceedings, and a transfer to the proper docket.
[R60, §2613; C73, §2514; C97, §3432; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10944; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §611.7]