1. Home
  2. Browse Decisions
  3. N.W.2d
  4. 330 N.W.2d
  5. 330 N.W.2d 796 (1983)
 

OPPERMAN v. SULLIVAN

No. 68655.

330 N.W.2d 796 (1983)

William OPPERMAN, Plaintiff, v. The Honorable B.C. SULLIVAN, As Judge of the District Court of Iowa In and For Bremer County, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 16, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David M. Engelbrecht of Engelbrecht, Ackerman & Hassman, Waverly, for plaintiff.

Gary J. Boveia of Boveia Law Offices, Waverly, for defendant.

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

McCORMICK, Justice.

Plaintiff William G. Opperman brought this certiorari action to challenge the defendant district court's order finding him in contempt and sentencing him for failure to comply with the child support provisions of a dissolution decree. He contends that the court could not constitutionally acquire jurisdiction of him through personal service of the rule to show cause in Illinois and that the court lacked authority to sentence him when he was not...

Let's get started

Leagle.com

Welcome to the leading source of independent legal reporting
Sign on now to see your case.
Or view more than 10 million decisions and orders.

  • Updated daily.
  • Uncompromising quality.
  • Complete, Accurate, Current.

Listed below are the cases that are cited in this Featured Case. Click the citation to see the full text of the cited case. Citations are also linked in the body of the Featured Case.

Cited Cases

  • No Cases Found

Listed below are those cases in which this Featured Case is cited. Click on the case name to see the full text of the citing case.

Citing Cases