Saxton v. State

Plaintiffs appeal from an order sustaining defendant’s special appearance to their petition. The issue is whether subject matter jurisdiction exists under the Iowa Tort Claims Act, chapter 25A, The Code. We find the special appearance was properly sustained and affirm.

The petition asks damages for willful nondisclosure of a veterinary diagnosis by the Iowa Department of Agriculture. Plaintiffs allege they purchased 299 diseased feeder cattle in 1966; private veterinarians were unable to diagnose the illness; it infected the rest of their herd; disease specimens were taken for testing by the…