{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-557.20","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 557.20","heading":"Rule in Shelley’s case.","body":"The rule or principle of the common law known as the rule in Shelley’s case is hereby abolished and is declared not to be a part of the law of this state.","path":["Title XIV - PROPERTY (Ch. 555 - 594A)","Chapter 557 - REAL PROPERTY IN GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/557.20.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:15Z","sha256":"294879b118b2dcf879d62968ff07e17323d135089bd359fe86a55961913119ba","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-557.19","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-557.21"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}