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Iowa Code § 650.6 (2026)

Specific issues — acquiescence

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Either the plaintiff or defendant may, by proper plea, put in issue the fact that certain alleged boundaries or corners are the true ones, or that such have been recognized and acquiesced in by the parties or their grantors for a period of ten consecutive years, which issue may be tried before commission is appointed, in the discretion of the court. [C97, §4230; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12298; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §650.6]

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Cited in 20 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 1948–2026 · leading case: Patsy C. Albert v. Delbert Conger, 886 N.W.2d 877 (Iowa Ct. App. 2016).
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Patsy C. Albert v. Delbert Conger, 886 N.W.2d 877 (Iowa Ct. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “2d 121, 122 (Iowa 1970) ("Although the scope of our review differs with the nature of the action, whether it is statutory under section 650.6 ... or in equity, the rules of law are the same.”
Tewes v. Pine Lane Farms, Inc., 522 N.W.2d 801 (Iowa 1994). · cites it 4× “According to the theory of acquiescence set forth in the Iowa Code, a boundary line may be established by a showing that the two adjoining landowners or their predecessors in title have recognized and acquiesced in a boundary line for a period of ten years.”
Kendall v. Lowther, 356 N.W.2d 181 (Iowa 1984). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code section 650.6 (1983) provides as a prerequisite to establishing boundaries by acquiescence that “such have been recognized and acquiesced in by the parties or their grantees for a period of ten consecutive years.”
Eggers v. Mitchem, 34 N.W.2d 603 (Iowa 1948). · cites it 4× “This action is brought under chapter 650, Code 'of 1946, asking for the establishment of a boundary by acquiescence, as provided for in section 650.6, Code of 1946. The court dismissed plaintiff’s petition and he appeals.”
Dart v. Thompson, 154 N.W.2d 82 (Iowa 1967). · cites it 2× “On this subject section 650.6, Code of Iowa, provides in part: “Either the plaintiff or defendant may, by proper plea, put in issue the fact that certain alleged boundaries or corners áre the true ones, or that such have' been recognized and *241 acquiesced in by the parties or…”
Boyle v. D-X Sunday Oil Co., 191 F. Supp. 263 (N.D. Iowa 1961). · cites it 4× “, originally enacted in similar form by the Fifteenth General Assembly in 1874, provides: “Either the plaintiff or defendant may, by proper plea, put in issue the fact that certain alleged boundaries or corners are the true ones, or that such have been recognized and acquiesced…”
Kennedy v. Oleson, 100 N.W.2d 894 (Iowa 1960). · cites it 2× “This section and -section 650.6 are in the chapter relating to a special statutory proceeding to establish boundaries and provide for a plea and proof that a boundary has been recognized and acquiesced in for ten years and if it is so found such boundary shall be permanently…”
Trimpl v. Meyer, 71 N.W.2d 437 (Iowa 1955). · cites it 2× “6 in effect requires a plea and proof of acquiescence “by the parties or their grantors for a period of ten consecutive years, * * Although this provision is in the chapter relating to the special statutory proceeding to which we have referred, we have no doubt it is declaratory…”
Brown v. McDaniel, 156 N.W.2d 349 (Iowa 1968). · cites it 2× “Section 650.6 of the 1966 Code provides: “Either the plaintiff or defendant may, by proper plea, put in issue the fact that certain alleged boundaries or corners are the true ones, or that such have been recognized and acquiesced in by the parties or their grantors for a period…”
Ivener v. Cowan, 175 N.W.2d 121 (Iowa 1970). · cites it 2× “Although the scope of our review differs with the nature of the action, whether it is statutory under section 650.6, Code of Iowa, or in equity, the rules of law are the same.”
Davis v. Hansen, 224 N.W.2d 4 (Iowa 1974). “" No useful purpose will be served by here again setting forth, all the guiding principles enunciated in the above cited cases.”
Sundance Land Co. v. Phillip Remmark, 8 N.W.3d 145 (Iowa 2024). · cites it 20× “” Iowa Code § 650.6 (2020). “[A] boundary-by-acquiescence claim arises from the conduct and consent of two adjoining property owners.”
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