Legal Opinion
Beauchamp v. Iowa District Court ex rel. Cass County
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 19, 1983No. 67759PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McCORMICK, Justice.
The determinative question in this certio-rari review of a contempt order is whether the district court acquired jurisdiction of plaintiff Jeffrey L. Beauchamp when the rule to show cause was served on Jeffrey’s attorney but not on Jeffrey. The district court overruled Jeffrey’s special appearance attacking the method of service. We find the method of service did not comply with the requirements of Iowa R.Civ.P. 56.1. Therefore we sustain the writ of certiorari.
Jeffrey was awarded custody of his two minor children in a dissolution decree filed May 11, 1981. The mother,…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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