Iowa Code 677.5 – Nonacceptance — costs
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Terms Used In Iowa Code 677.5
- 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.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
677.5 Nonacceptance — costs.
If the plaintiff, being present, refuses to accept judgment for such sum in full of the plaintiff’s demands in the action, or, having had three days’ notice that the offer would be made, of its amount, and of the time of making it, fails to attend, and on the trial does not recover more than was offered to be confessed, the plaintiff shall pay the costs of the defendant incurred after the offer.
[R60, §3404; C73, §2899; C97, §3818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12676; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.5]
If the plaintiff, being present, refuses to accept judgment for such sum in full of the plaintiff’s demands in the action, or, having had three days’ notice that the offer would be made, of its amount, and of the time of making it, fails to attend, and on the trial does not recover more than was offered to be confessed, the plaintiff shall pay the costs of the defendant incurred after the offer.
[R60, §3404; C73, §2899; C97, §3818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12676; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.5]