Iowa Statutes
§ 639.38 — Lien acquired — action to determine interest
Iowa § 639.38
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Iowa Code § 639.38 (2026).
Text
The plaintiff shall, from the time such property is taken possession of by the officer, have
a lien on the interest of the defendant therein, and may, either before or after the plaintiff
obtainsjudgmentintheactioninwhichtheattachmentissued, commenceactionbyequitable
proceedings to ascertain the nature and extent of such interest and to enforce the lien.
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Related
Conklin v. Iowa District Court for Scott County
482 N.W.2d 444 (Supreme Court of Iowa, 1992)
Shodeen v. Davenport Cement Co. (In Re Aztec Concrete, Inc.)
143 B.R. 537 (S.D. Iowa, 1992)
Roberts v. Horstmann (In re Horstmann)
255 B.R. 564 (S.D. Iowa, 2000)
Legislative History
[C73, §2974; C97, §3904; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12114; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77,
79, 81, §639.38]
Nearby Sections
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§ 639.1
Method§ 639.11
Bond§ 639.13
Additional security§ 639.14
Action on bond§ 639.16
Writ to sheriff§ 639.18
Surplus levy§ 639.19
Property attached§ 639.2
Proceedings auxiliary§ 639.20
Several attachments§ 639.21
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