Iowa Code > Chapter 678 – Submitting Controversies Without Action or in Action


§ 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

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
Record: means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. See Iowa Code 651.1
Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.