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624.18 Distinction between debt and damages.

In all actions where the plaintiff recovers a sum of money, the amount to which the plaintiff is entitled may be awarded the plaintiff by the judgment generally, without any distinction being therein made as to whether such sum is recovered by way of debt or damages.

Section History: Early form

[R60, § 3144; C73, § 2862; C97, § 3782; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 11580; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 624.18]

Internal References

Referred to in § 602.8102(98)


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