JONTZ v. MAHEDY

No. 63404.

293 N.W.2d 1 (1980)

John JONTZ, Appellant, v. William P. MAHEDY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Corrected June 6, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph L. Marks, of Marks, Marks & Marks, Urbandale, for appellant.

Thomas J. Miller, Atty. Gen., Fred M. Haskins, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.

Considered by LeGRAND, P. J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McCORMICK, and LARSON, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

This is a personal tort suit against Mahedy, a judicial magistrate, on the claim of willful and malicious oppression under color of his office. The plaintiff appeals from a ruling of the trial court sustaining Mahedy's special appearance. We reverse the trial court and remand.

In passing on a special appearance a trial court, and we on review, accept the allegations of plaintiff's petition as true...

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