Iowa Code
Iowa Code § 626.28 (2026)
Return of garnishment — action docketed
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Where parties have been garnished under it, the officer shall return to the clerk of court a copy of the execution with all the officer’s doings thereon, so far as they relate to the garnishments, and the clerk shall docket an action thereon without fee, and thereafter the proceedings shall conform to proceedings in garnishment under attachments as nearly as may be. [R60, §3271; C73, §3052; C97, §3976; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §11679; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §626.28] Garnishment, chapter 642
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Cited in 3
cases, 1946–2017 · leading case: Dutrac Cmty. Credit Union v. Douglas P. Hefel & Sheila K. Hefel, 893 N.W.2d 282 (Iowa 2017).
Dutrac Cmty. Credit Union v. Douglas P. Hefel & Sheila K. Hefel, 893 N.W.2d 282 (Iowa 2017). “Iowa Code § 626.28 (emphasis added). The term “the garnishments” indicates that multiple garnishments may exist under a single execution.”
Whittier v. Whittier, 23 N.W.2d 435 (Iowa 1946). “If plaintiff desired to appeal from the discharge of the garnishee she was required to then announce her purpose to appeal and to perfect such appeal within two days- from such adjudication. Upon her failure so to do, such discharge became final.”
Amended June 26, 2017 Dutrac Cmty. Credit Union v. Douglas P. Hefel & Sheila K. Hefel (Iowa 2017). “Iowa Code § 626.28 (emphasis added). The term “the garnishments” indicates that multiple garnishments may exist under a single execution.”
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