Legal Opinion
State Ex Rel. Miller v. Internal Energy Management Corp.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided September 29, 1982No. 66390PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
UHLENHOPP, Justice.
The question in this appeal is whether Iowa courts can exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident corporate agent in his individual capacity on the basis of his activities undertaken on behalf of a foreign corporation which itself is amenable to suit under the long-arm statute. Iowa Code § 617.3 (1979).
On February 27, 1980, the Attorney General commenced this consumer fraud action in equity alleging the following facts. See Iowa Code § 714.16(7) (1979) (Consumer Fraud Act). Defendants Carl Wolff and Carlos R. Sotelo are the directors and officers of defendant…
2Cases cited33 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
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