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Terms Used In Iowa Code 661.13

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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.
661.13 Peremptory order.
When the plaintiff recovers judgment, the court may include therein a peremptory order of mandamus directed to the defendant, commanding the defendant forthwith to perform the duty to be enforced, together with a money judgment for damages and costs, upon which an ordinary execution may issue.
[R60, §3768; C73, §3381; C97, §4349; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12451; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71,
73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §661.13]