BENTLEY v. ALLEN-SHERMAN-HOFF PUMP CO.

No. 55117.

203 N.W.2d 312 (1972)

Joan A. BENTLEY, Administrator of the Estate of Henry J. Bentley, Deceased, Appellant, v. ALLEN-SHERMAN-HOFF PUMP CO. and A-S-H Industries, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

December 20, 1972.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jasper W. Morgan, Clinton, and Gerald T. Sullivan, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Lane & Waterman, Davenport, for appellees.

Heard before MOORE, C. J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, REES and HARRIS, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

Plaintiff's counsel was misled as he sought to serve defendant an original notice as specified under section 617.3, The Code. Counsel was thereby deterred from complying with the statute. Plaintiff appeals a ruling sustaining defendant's special appearance. We affirm.

A wrongful death action was filed March 7, 1970 against defendant, a Pennsylvania corporation which does business in Iowa. It is claimed defendant manufactured an industrial...

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