Iowa Code 642.12 – Notice of controverting pleadings
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 642.12
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
642.12 Notice of controverting pleadings.
No judgment shall be rendered against a garnishee on a pleading which controverts the
garnishee’s answer until notice of the filing of the controverting pleading and of the time and place of trial thereon is served on the garnishee for such time and in such manner as the court or judge shall order. A garnishee who has been so notified shall not be entitled to notice of the filing of amendments or of trial thereon.
[C27, 31, 35, §12168-b1; C39, §12168.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §642.12]
No judgment shall be rendered against a garnishee on a pleading which controverts the
garnishee’s answer until notice of the filing of the controverting pleading and of the time and place of trial thereon is served on the garnishee for such time and in such manner as the court or judge shall order. A garnishee who has been so notified shall not be entitled to notice of the filing of amendments or of trial thereon.
[C27, 31, 35, §12168-b1; C39, §12168.1; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §642.12]