Casey v. Connolly

LARSON, Justice.

In this interlocutory appeal only one issue is presented: does the sustentation of a special appearance, Iowa R.Civ.P. 66, terminate the proceedings, subject only to the right of appeal or proceeding to vacate, Iowa R.Civ.P. 252, 253?

The defendant, a physician presently residing in Nebraska, was sued in Iowa district court under section 617.3, The Code 1975, for damages allegedly arising out of his treatment of plaintiff while he was practicing in Iowa. Two consecutive special appearances were sustained. The plaintiff then served a third original notice. The district court…