Legal Opinion
Krueger v. Rheem Manufacturing Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 7, 1967No. 52349PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStuart, J.
The sole question presented here is whether our present “long arm” statute; section 617.3, Code 1966, can be applied retroactively to obtain jurisdiction over nonresident defendant corporations whose alleged tortious conduct occurred prior to the effective date of the Act. .
Plaintiffs’ petition alleges property damages resulting from an explosion of a liquid gas hot-water heater in' Dubuque-on' August 23, 1962. The petition charges specific acts of negligence *680and res ipsa loquitur against the nonresident defendants who manufactured the heater and its control unit. Our present “long arm”…
2Cases cited38 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Longines-Wittnauer Watch Co. v. Barnes & Reinecke, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1965
- Nelson v. MillerIllinois Supreme Court · 1957
- Simonson v. International BankNew York Court of Appeals · 1964
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Chrischilles v. GriswoldSupreme Court of Iowa · 1967
- Fisher v. First National Bank of OmahaDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1972
- Adams Dairy Company v. National Dairy Products Corp.District Court, W.D. Missouri · 1968
- Cook v. Iowa Department of Job ServiceSupreme Court of Iowa · 1980
- Schnebly Ex Rel. Schnebly v. St. Joseph Mercy Hospital of DubuqueSupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
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