Terms Used In Iowa Code 660.11

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • person: means individual, corporation, limited liability company, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership or association, or any other legal entity. See Iowa Code 4.1
 Any person who without good reason refuses to obey an order of the court, as herein provided, shall be guilty of contempt, and shall be punished accordingly, and shall be further liable for the damages resulting to any person on account of the disobedience of the person who refuses to obey.