Legal Opinion
Ahls v. Sherwood/Division of Harsco Corp.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 17, 1991No. 89-1826PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Betty and Henry Ahls (Ahls) sued Vaca-tionland, Inc., and Optimus, Inc., the seller and a component importer, respectively, of a heater which exploded in the Ahls home. Optimus, a nonresident corporation, was dismissed, in an order of December 23, 1987, on the ground that a lack of suffi cient contact with Iowa deprived the Iowa court of personal jurisdiction. Optimus, however, was brought back into the suit by Vacationland’s cross-petition for contribution or indemnity filed on February 21, 1989. The cross-petition was dismissed on April 28, 1989, on the ground that the…
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