Iowa Code 646.6 – Petition
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 646.6
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the said district and territories. See Iowa Code 4.1
646.6 Petition.
The petition may state generally that the plaintiff is entitled to the possession of the premises, particularly describing them, also the quantity of the plaintiff’s estate and the extent of the plaintiff’s interest therein, and that the defendant unlawfully keeps the plaintiff out of possession, and the damages, if any, which the plaintiff claims for withholding the same; but if the plaintiff claims other damages than the rents and profits, the plaintiff shall state the facts constituting the cause thereof.
[R60, §3570; C73, §3250; C97, §4187; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12235; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §646.6]
The petition may state generally that the plaintiff is entitled to the possession of the premises, particularly describing them, also the quantity of the plaintiff’s estate and the extent of the plaintiff’s interest therein, and that the defendant unlawfully keeps the plaintiff out of possession, and the damages, if any, which the plaintiff claims for withholding the same; but if the plaintiff claims other damages than the rents and profits, the plaintiff shall state the facts constituting the cause thereof.
[R60, §3570; C73, §3250; C97, §4187; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12235; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §646.6]