Kohorst v. Iowa State Commerce Commission

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Landowners appealed from the entry of default judgment which resulted in a dismissal of their district court petition seeking judicial review of a state commerce commission decision to grant a franchise for electrical transmission lines over their property. The trial court defaulted the landowners because they failed to timely comply with a court order requiring them to make their petition more specific. The case was transferred to the court of appeals where it was reversed and sent back for a hearing on the merits. We granted further review. While we agree the entry of…