Iowa Code Title XIV. Property [Chs. 555-594A] § 587.3. Original notices failing to name term

All judgments and decrees heretofore entered by default prior to July 4, 1963, in causes wherein the original notices set out the date when and the place where the court would convene are hereby declared legal and binding, notwithstanding the fact that said original notices fail to name the term at which defendant or defendants was or were required to appear. Nothing contained in this section shall affect pending litigation.