Legal Opinion
Smiley v. Twin City Beef Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 17, 1975No. 2-56988PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, Chief Justice.
This appeal questions the appropriateness of a sanction striking defendant’s counterclaim and entry of judgment for plaintiff for failure to comply with discovery provisions of the Iowa Rules of Civil Procedure.
Plaintiff, Donald V. Smiley, brought this action to recover delinquent rents under the terms of a written lease after defendant, Twin City Beef Company, had abandoned the leased premises. Defendant counterclaimed alleging breach of the lease terms.
On May 10, 1973, plaintiff-lessor filed eight interrogatories. Under rule 123, R.C.P., defendant had 14 days to either…
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