STUART, Justice.
The sole question presented here is whether our present "long arm" statute, section 617.3 Code 1966, can be applied retroactively to obtain jurisdiction over nonresident defendant corporations whose alleged tortious conduct occurred prior to the effective date of the act.
Plaintiffs' petition alleges property damages resulting from an explosion of a liquid gas hot water heater in Dubuque on August 23, 1962. The petition charges specific acts...
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