Iowa Code 654.4 – Separate suits on note and mortgage
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 654.4
- Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
654.4 Separate suits on note and mortgage.
If separate actions are brought in the same county on the bond or note, and on the mortgage given to secure it, the plaintiff must elect which to prosecute. The other will be discontinued at the plaintiff’s cost.
[C51, §2086; R60, §3663; C73, §3320; C97, §4288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12375; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §654.4]
Action on certain judgments prohibited, chapter 615
Related provision, §611.5
If separate actions are brought in the same county on the bond or note, and on the mortgage given to secure it, the plaintiff must elect which to prosecute. The other will be discontinued at the plaintiff’s cost.
[C51, §2086; R60, §3663; C73, §3320; C97, §4288; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12375; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §654.4]
Action on certain judgments prohibited, chapter 615
Related provision, §611.5