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Terms Used In Iowa Code 643.20

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
643.20 Judgment on bond.
When property for which a bond has been given as hereinbefore provided is not forthcoming to answer the judgment, and the party entitled thereto so elects, a judgment may be entered against the principal and sureties in the bond for its value.
[C73, §3242; C97, §4179; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12196; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77,
79, 81, §643.20]