Legal Opinion
Percival v. Bankers Trust Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 24, 1990No. 89-94PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a district court order that sustained a pre-answer motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction in an action to set aside a trust agreement because of alleged undue influence in its execution. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
I. Iowa Rule of Civil Procedure 104(a) governs challenges to the personal jurisdiction of the court, formerly known as a “special appearance.” See Iowa R.Civ.P. 66 (abolishing special appearance and providing for pre-answer motion to dismiss on same ground). Our standard of review from such rulings is well…
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