Witt Mechanical Contractors, Inc. v. United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners, Local 772

MOORE, Chief Justice.

Defendants-appellants challenge trial court’s ex parte order approving plaintiffs voluntary dismissal of its labor dispute injunction action before trial and also assert trial court erred prior thereto in overruling their special appearance based on jurisdictional grounds.

I. Plaintiff (Witt) commenced this action after defendants (Unions) allegedly instituted a picket at Witt’s construction site in Camanche, Iowa. Witt sought an injunction pursuant to Code section 736B.5 alleging, among other things, unlawful labor practices in violation of the provisions of Code chapter…