Thune Ex Rel. Thune v. Hokah Cheese Co.

Plaintiff has appealed from a ruling of the trial court sustaining the special appearance of defendant Hokah Cheese Company on the ground that it was a mere trade or fictitious name under which an individual was doing business and as such was not a suable entity.

Plaintiff was injured in an automobile collision on January 9, 1964. On December 23, 1965, an action was filed against Raymond E. Burke as driver and the Hokah Cheese Company as owner of a truck involved in the collision. Burke was personally served in Iowa and has answered. He is not involved in this appeal. Therefore, the term…