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Iowa Code § 554.2203 (2026)

Seals inoperative

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The affixing of a seal to a record evidencing a contract for sale or an offer to buy or sell goods does not constitute the record a sealed instrument and the law with respect to sealed instruments does not apply to such a contract or offer. [C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §9932; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, §554.3; C66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §554.2203] 2024 Acts, ch 1023, §19

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Cited in 1 case, 1979–1979 · leading case: Warder & Lee Elevator, Inc. v. Britten, 274 N.W.2d 339 (Iowa 1979).
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Warder & Lee Elevator, Inc. v. Britten, 274 N.W.2d 339 (Iowa 1979). · cites it 2× “"The Statute was designed as the weapon of the written law to prevent frauds; the doctrine of estoppel is that of the unwritten law to prevent a like evil." Id. at 797-798. We have found no reported decision in any jurisdiction holding that the statute of frauds in the Uniform…”
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