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Iowa Code § 611.6 (2026)

Ordinary proceedings

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In all other cases, unless otherwise provided, the plaintiff must prosecute an action by ordinary proceedings. [R60, §2612; C73, §2513; C97, §3431; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10943; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §611.6]

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases, 1946–2005 · leading case: Life Investors Ins. Co. of Am. v. Heline, 285 N.W.2d 31 (Iowa 1979).
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Life Investors Ins. Co. of Am. v. Heline, 285 N.W.2d 31 (Iowa 1979). · cites it 4× “Section 611.6, The Code, provides that unless otherwise provided, actions shall be by ordinary proceedings.”
Roger's Backhoe Serv., Inc. v. Nichols, 681 N.W.2d 647 (Iowa 2004). · cites it 2× “the charges submitted on the four invoices were fair and reasonable and that they -had been performed for Nichols’ benefit and with his tacit approval. I.Scope of Review.”
Gosch v. Juelfs, 701 N.W.2d 90 (Iowa 2005). · cites it 2× “Gosch’s appeal seeks a new trial in which the jury is allowed to consider the consequential damage to his business from the loss of Berens’ services and an award of interest on the property damage from the date of the collision.”
Matter of Oseing, 296 N.W.2d 797 (Iowa 1980). “See § 611.6, The Code. Therefore our review is not de novo.”
In re Adoption of Perkins, 49 N.W.2d 248 (Iowa 1951). · cites it 2× “) Code section 611.6. Under these plain provisions the proceedings to be reviewed here should be held ordinary and not equitable, triable on error and not de novo.”
Eldridge v. Herman, 291 N.W.2d 319 (Iowa 1980). “See § 611.6; Tonini v. Maloney, 228 N.W.2d 91, 92 (Iowa 1975).”
Gahwiller v. Gahwiller, 25 N.W.2d 485 (Iowa 1946). · cites it 2× “” Section 611.6, Code of 1946 (section 10943, Code of 1939), provides: *1298 ‘ ‘ Ordinary proceedings.”
Iowa Water Pollution Control Comm'n v. Town of Paton, 207 N.W.2d 755 (Iowa 1973). “§ 611.6, The Code. II. Authority for consent orders.”
Smith v. ADM Feed Corp., 456 N.W.2d 378 (Iowa 1990). · cites it 4× “4 which allows the prosecution of an equitable proceeding "where courts of equity, before the adoption of this Code, had jurisdiction.”
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