DOLEZAL v. BOCKES

No. 98-890.

602 N.W.2d 348 (1999)

Doug DOLEZAL d/b/a Dolezal Farm Supply, Appellee, v. Bockes Brothers Farms, Inc. and Richard Bockes, Defendants, and Roger BOCKES and Robert Bockes, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

November 17, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ronald J. Pepples, Parkersburg, for appellants.

Dennis D. Applegate, Toledo, for appellee.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, SNELL, and TERNUS, JJ.


LAVORATO, Justice.

The defendants, Roger Bockes and Robert Bockes, appeal from an order of default and default judgment. They contend the order and judgment were erroneously entered because the plaintiff, Doug Dolezal, had not given them the required notice in Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 231(b) (1998). Rule 231(b) became effective before Dolezal filed his demand for default. Therefore, the decisive issue is whether rule 231(b) applied to Dolezal's demand for default...

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