{"data":{"id":"us-ia/iowa-code-626.73","jurisdiction":"us-ia","citation":"Iowa Code § 626.73","heading":"Priority.","body":"Claims of employees for labor or wages, if not contested, or if allowed after contest, shall have priority, unless otherwise stated in this chapter, over all claims against or liens upon such property, except prior mechanics’ liens for labor in opening or developing coal mines as allowed by law.","path":["Title XV - JUDICIAL BRANCH AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURES (Ch. 595 - 686D)","Chapter 626 - EXECUTION"],"source_url":"https://www.legis.iowa.gov/docs/code/2026/626.73.pdf","current_through":"Iowa Code 2026 edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:40:16Z","sha256":"ab824d9789fcf0d31329129df57594f6c01b7900e4507f45d0b0603d8c83ce9d","source_id":"us-ia","stale":false,"prev":"us-ia/iowa-code-626.72","next":"us-ia/iowa-code-626.74"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}