677.4  Offer to confess judgment after action brought.
  After an action for the recovery of money is brought, the defendant may offer in court to confess judgment for part of the amount claimed, or part of the causes involved in the action.
[R60, §3404; C73, §2899; C97, §3818; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, §12675; C46, 50, 54, 58, 62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §677.4]