Opinion ID: 1228595
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Heading: Plaintiff moved to dismiss this appeal on the ground it is moot because the judgment has been paid.

Text: Affidavits and exhibits presented by the parties show that Delores Prybil commenced an action to dissolve her marriage to Howard subsequent to entry of the judgment. A substantial contract payment was due Howard from B.D.I. No supersedeas bond had been filed to stay execution of the judgment. Execution had been initiated by plaintiff to satisfy his judgment by garnishment of B.D.I. A receiver was appointed by the district court in the dissolution proceeding. The receiver obtained the contract payment from B.D.I., was ordered by the dissolution court to pay the judgment debt, and did so. Payment of a judgment under compulsion does not amount to waiver of the right to appeal. Waiver is the voluntary relinquishment of a known right. Payment is not voluntary when it is made under compulsion of court order. To constitute waiver of the right to appeal, the judgment would have to be paid by the judgment debtor voluntarily and intentionally, with knowledge of the circumstances. Vermeer v. Sneller, 190 N.W.2d 389, 395 (Iowa 1971), and citations. The payment in this case was not voluntary. Plaintiff's motion to dismiss the appeal is overruled.