EDGE v. HARSHA

No. 67891.

334 N.W.2d 741 (1983)

John F. EDGE and Ronald Friedman, Appellees, v. David George HARSHA, Mrs. David George Harsha, Baxter Feed Center, Inc., and the Unknown Heirs, Assignees, Representatives, or Successors of Them, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

June 15, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank G. Wieslander, P.C., Altoona, for appellants.

Bruce J. Nuzum of Matthias, Tyler, Nuzum & Feuerhelm, Newton, for appellees.

Considered by UHLENHOPP, P.J., and HARRIS, McCORMICK, LARSON, and CARTER, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

Can a district court discharge a judgment lien against real estate when the judgment debtor furnishes a supersedeas bond pending appeal? We think the court holds no such power and hence reverse an order purporting to do so.

In May of 1976 defendant Harsha filed a lawsuit against the State Savings Bank and J.G. Edge (individually and as an officer of the bank). The merits of the original suit are not important here. After a jury trial a sizable...

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