Legal Opinion

Dragstra v. Northwestern State Bank of Orange City

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 15, 1971No. 54685PublishedCited by 18 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

UHLENHOPP, Justice.

This appeal involves the sufficiency of an amended petition to vacate a summary judgment. See rules 252, 253, Rules of Civil Procedure.' The amended petition was attacked by a motion to dismiss. Rule 104(b), R.C.P. Appellants are Rena Dragstra (“Rena”), who is the wife of Chris Dragstra (“Dragstra”), the children of Rena and Dragstra, and the guardian of those children. Appellee, who holds the judgment in question, is Northwestern State Bank of Orange City (“the Bank”).

A motion to dismiss a petition is to be sustained only when “it appears to a certainty plaintiff has…

2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. United States v. ThrockmortonSupreme Court of the United States · 1878
  2. Graves v. GravesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1906
  3. State v. MulqueenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1971
  4. Ohlquest v. Farwell & Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1887
  5. Scheel v. Superior Manufacturing Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1958

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3Cited by18 opinions

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  4. Forsmark v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1984
  5. Rick v. BoegelSupreme Court of Iowa · 1973

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