SMALLEY v. DEWBERRY

No. 85-367.

379 N.W.2d 922 (1986)

John H. SMALLEY, Appellant, v. William R. DEWBERRY, d/b/a Auto Speed and Accessory Center, d/b/a ASAC, Appellee, Technibilt Corporation, Gleason Corporation, and Whittaker Corporation, Defendants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 15, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald T. Sullivan and Brad J. Brady, of Crawford, Sullivan, Read & Roemerman, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

James R. Snyder, Roger W. Stone, and Carolyn M. Hinz, of Simmons, Perrine, Albright & Ellwood, Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by UHLENHOPP, P.J., and HARRIS, McCORMICK, McGIVERIN, and SCHULTZ, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

We affirm a trial court ruling which found insufficient minimum contacts to support in personam jurisdiction over defendant, a nonresident of Iowa.

Defendant operates an automotive parts business in Tennessee and sold a steering wheel to David Fisher, an Iowa resident. Fisher happened to make the purchase there because defendant's business was located immediately adjacent to Fort Campbell, Kentucky, where Fisher was then stationed while in...

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