Legal Opinion
Boughton v. McAllister
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 25, 1998No. 96-1125PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
Plaintiff, Dawn Boughton, appeals the dismissal of her petition based on the district court’s conclusion her delay in serving the defendants was abusive and unjustified. The defendants claim the plaintiffs notice of appeal was not timely filed. We agree and dismiss the appeal.
I. The plaintiff filed a personal injury action against the defendants, Kenneth McAllister, Keith McAllister, and Matthew Corey McAllister. She served the defendants more than 150 days after filing suit. The defendants’ motion to dismiss, claiming the delay in service was abusive and unjustified, was…
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