MARTIN v. JU-LI CORP.

No. 66387.

332 N.W.2d 871 (1983)

William D. MARTIN, Trustee in Bankruptcy for the Ju-Li Corp., Suing Derivatively on Behalf of the Ju-Li Corp. and Suing in His Name as Trustee on Behalf of the Ju-Li Corp. and Its Former Employees and Unsecured Creditors, Appellant, v. JU-LI CORP. f/d/b/a Judy's Hamburgers and Home Fixins' Nominal Defendant Real Party-Plaintiff in Interest; C. Patel Corp., Inc.; and C.P. Patel, C.G. Patel, C.C. Patel, Warren P. Landsman, and Donald Ghareeb, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied June 9, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Moore and Gregory Alan Lewis of Moyer & Bergman, Cedar Rapids, for appellants.

Robert C. Tilden, Gregory M. Lederer, and Charles M. Peters of Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, Cedar Rapids, for appellees other than Donald Ghareeb.

Considered en banc.


UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves the question of whether Iowa courts have personal jurisdiction of certain Illinois residents.

C. Patel Corp., Inc. is an Illinois corporation not licensed to do business in Iowa. Its sole shareholders are C.P. and C.G. Patel (spouses), who are residents of Illinois. Ju-Li Corp. (Ju-Li) is a Delaware corporation authorized to do business in Iowa and actively operating here at the times in question. On August 7, 1978...

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