BANKERS TRUST CO. v. FIDATA TRUST CO.

No. 89-657.

452 N.W.2d 411 (1990)

BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, Appellee, v. FIDATA TRUST COMPANY NEW YORK f/k/a Bradford Trust Company, Appellant, and General Growth Limited Partnership f/k/a General Growth Properties, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Louis J. Maione of Maione & Collins, New York City, and Steven M. Augspurger of Bradshaw, Fowler, Proctor & Fairgrave, Des Moines, for appellant.

Joseph G. Van Winkle of Gamble, Riepe, Webster, Davis & Green, Des Moines, for appellee Bankers Trust.

Jay Eaton and John F. Lorentzen of Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Voigts, West, Hansell & O'Brien, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee General Growth.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and SCHULTZ, LAVORATO, SNELL and ANDREASEN, JJ.


SCHULTZ, Justice.

The principal issue in this case is whether the nonresident defendant had sufficient minimum contacts with Iowa to subject it to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state. An additional issue is whether defendant consented to jurisdiction in Iowa. The trial court overruled defendant's motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. We reverse and remand.

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