ABERNETHY v. SCHMITT

No. 15-0661.

879 N.W.2d 866 (2016)

Richard ABERNETHY, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Jeremiah D. SCHMITT, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

May 11, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas E. Maxwell and Abigail L. Brown of Leff Law Firm, L.L.P., Iowa City, for appellant.

James L. Sines of Ackley, Kopecky & Kingery, L.L.P., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

Considered by DANILSON, C.J., and VOGEL and POTTERFIELD, JJ.


Jeremiah Schmitt appeals the district court's denial of his pre-answer motion to change venue. As the defendant, he asserts his residence — Woodbury County — is the proper venue, given no statutory exception applies to render his home county an improper venue. He also claims the court erred in denying his request for...

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