Kersten Co., Inc. v. Department of Social Services

207 N.W.2d 117 (1973)

KERSTEN COMPANY, INC., a corporation, Appellee,

v.

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES of the State of Iowa, and State of Iowa, Appellants.

No. 55178.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 25, 1973.

Richard C. Turner, Atty. Gen., and Lorna Lawhead Williams, Sp. Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellants.

Kersten, Opheim & Estes, Fort Dodge, for appellee.

Considered en banc.

LeGRAND, Justice.

This is an appeal under rule 332, Rules of Civil Procedure, from a denial of defendants' special appearance, which was based on the defense of governmental immunity from suit for alleged breach of contract. We affirm…