§ 678.1 Agreed statement of facts
§ 678.2 Affidavit
§ 678.3 Judgment
§ 678.4 Record
§ 678.5 Judgment enforced
§ 678.6 Submission of cause pending
§ 678.7 Pleadings abandoned — lien and custody of property
§ 678.8 Submission of question of law — agreement as to judgment
§ 678.9 Costs
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Terms Used In Iowa Code > Chapter 678 - Submitting Controversies Without Action or in Action

  • Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.