JONES v. IOWA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION

No. 55415.

207 N.W.2d 1 (1973)

Frank D. JONES and Adora Jones, Appellants, v. IOWA STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION, Acting For and in Behalf of the State of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 25, 1973.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John D. Randall, Cedar Rapids, for appellants.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., and Larry M. Blumberg, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Heard before MOORE, C.J., and MASON, LeGRAND, UHLENHOPP and McCORMICK, JJ.


LeGRAND, Justice.

Plaintiffs ask us to reverse an order sustaining defendant's motion to dismiss their action brought under the State Tort Claims Act (Chapter 25A, The Code, 1971). We affirm the trial court.

Plaintiffs' petition is in two counts and seeks recovery against the state for tortious conduct of its agents in attempting to wrongfully evict plaintiffs from their home. It is alleged the conduct was "an abuse of process and an abuse of a summary remedy...

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