Kraft v. Bahr

— The issue presented is whether timely jurisdiction was acquired over a nonresident defendant in an action to recover for personal injuries as a result of a motor-vehicle accident. The trial court held “that plaintiff’s claim based upon personal injury is, as a matter of law, barred by the operation of section 614.1(3), Code of Iowa.” (Statute of Limitations) Substituted plaintiff, Leone Kraft, administra-trix of the estate of Oren R. Kraft, deceased, by leave of court, appealed. We reverse.

The essential facts are these. Plaintiff’s cause of action accrued November 9, 1954. On November 7,…