Terms Used In Iowa Code 643.20

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • property: includes personal and real property. See Iowa Code 4.1
 When property for which a bond has been given as hereinbefore provided is not forthcoming to answer the judgment, and the party entitled thereto so elects, a judgment may be entered against the principal and sureties in the bond for its value.