When the garnishee has answered the interrogatories propounded to the garnishee, the plaintiff may controvert them by pleading thereto, and an issue may be joined, which shall be tried in the usual manner, upon which trial such answer of the garnishee shall be competent testimony.
Iowa Code § 642.11
Answer controverted
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Home Pride Foods of Iowa, Inc. v. Martin (2004)
Most recently applied in Penford Products Co. v. C.J. Schneider Engineering Co. (December 2011)
[C51, §1872; R60, §3208; C73, §2987; C97, §3945; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12168; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §642.11]
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