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ARBIE MINERAL FEED v. FARM BUR. MUT. INS.

No. 89-592.

462 N.W.2d 677 (1990)

ARBIE MINERAL FEED CO. INC., Appellee, v. FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, James A. Elgin, James A. Elgin, Inc. (Canceled 11/23/82), David E. Sands, David E. Sands, Inc. (Canceled 11/23/82), and E & S Farms, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 21, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Hanson, Barry A. Russell and Lu Ann White of Hanson, Bjork & Russell, Des Moines, for appellant Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co.

Larry J. Cohrt of Swisher & Cohrt, Waterloo, for appellants James A. Elgin and James A. Elgin, Inc.

Larry J. Thorson and Douglas C. Meyer of Thorson & Meyer Law Offices, Cedar Rapids, for appellants David E. Sands and David E. Sands, Inc.

Michael J. Burdette of Cook, Gotsdiner, McEnroe & McCarthy, Des Moines, and David B. Russell of Abendroth & Russell, P.C., Urbandale, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

At issue in this case is the validity of a sheriff's levy upon a judgment before the judgment is entered. Because the levy did not establish a valid lien upon either the judgment or the cause of action, we reverse.

I. Background.

In April of 1983, Arbie Mineral Feed Co. (Arbie), obtained a default judgment against James A. Elgin (Elgin) in Dubuque County for the amount of $35,820.06 plus interest at the rate of fifteen percent...

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