611.13  Uniformity of procedure.
  The provisions of this Code concerning the prosecution of a civil action apply to both ordinary and equitable proceedings unless the contrary appears, and shall be followed in special actions not otherwise regulated, so far as applicable.
[C51, §2516; R60, §2620, 4173; C73, §2520; C97, §3438; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §10950; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §611.13]