Iowa Code § 678.1
Agreed statement of facts
Parties to a question in difference, which might be the subject of a civil action, may, without action, present an agreed statement of the facts to any court having jurisdiction of the subject matter.
Iowa Code Chapter 678 — Submitting Controversies without Action or in Action
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Iowa Code § 678.2
Affidavit
It must be shown by affidavit that the controversy is real, and that the proceeding is in good faith to determine the rights of the parties thereto.
Iowa Code § 678.3
Judgment
The court shall hear and determine the case and render judgment as if an action were pending.
Iowa Code § 678.4
Record
The statement, the submission, and the judgment shall constitute the record.
Iowa Code § 678.5
Judgment enforced
The judgment shall be with costs, and it may be enforced and shall be subject to review in the same manner as if it had been rendered in an action, unless otherwise provided for in the submission.
Iowa Code § 678.6
Submission of cause pending
The same may also be done at any time before trial in an action pending, subject to the same requirements and attended by the same results as in a case without action.
Iowa Code § 678.7
Pleadings abandoned — lien and custody of property
Such submission of a stated case shall be an abandonment by both parties of all pleadings filed in such cause, and the cause shall stand on the agreed case alone, which must provide for any lien created for attachment, and for any property in the custody of the law, else such lien and custody will be held to be waived.
Iowa Code § 678.8
Submission of question of law — agreement as to judgment
The parties may, if they think fit, enter into an agreement in writing that, upon the judgment of the court being given on the question of law raised, particular property therein described, or a sum of money fixed by the parties or to be ascertained by the court or in such manner as the court may direct, shall be deliv…
Iowa Code § 678.9
Costs
In case no agreement is entered into as to the costs, they shall follow the event of the action, and be recovered by the successful party.