Lowery v. Iowa Packing Company

In November 1959 plaintiff filed in the district court his petition for commutation of future payments of workmen’s compensation. Defendants filed a special appearance attacking the jurisdiction of the district court to grant relief sought. For the purposes of the decision the allegations of plaintiff’s petition as to ultimate facts must be taken as true. The trial court sustained the special appearance and dismissed the petition and from that judgment plaintiff has appealed.

I. The appellant states that “the sole question for determination is whether or not the Industrial Commissioner must…