Iowa Code 663.31 – Answer
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 663.31
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- 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
663.31 Answer.
The defendant in the answer must state whether the defendant then has, or at any time has
had, the plaintiff under the defendant’s control and restraint, and if so the cause thereof. [C51, §2241; R60, §3829; C73, §3478; C97, §4446; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12498; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.31]
Referred to in §822.1
The defendant in the answer must state whether the defendant then has, or at any time has
had, the plaintiff under the defendant’s control and restraint, and if so the cause thereof. [C51, §2241; R60, §3829; C73, §3478; C97, §4446; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12498; C46, 50, 54,
58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §663.31]
Referred to in §822.1