Legal Opinion
Kruidenier v. McCulloch
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided August 23, 1965No. 51879PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ThorntoN, J. —
This appeal presents a narrow preliminary issue of a reapportionment case.
The trial court sustained defendants’ special appearance. The special appearance was based on the pendency of a similar suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Davis v. Synhorst, 217 F. Supp. 492 (1963), 225 F. Supp. 689 (1964), (affirmed, Hill v. Davis, 378 U. S. 565, 84 S. Ct. 1918, 12 L. Ed.2d 1037), 231 F. Supp. 540 (1964); Davis v. Cameron, 238 F. Supp. 462 (1965).
The sustaining of the special appearance was error.
I. Plaintiffs bring this action as a class action.…
2Cases cited25 opinions
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- Maryland Committee for Fair Representation v. TawesSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Rogers v. Guaranty Trust Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1933
- Scott v. GermanoSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Butcher v. BloomSupreme Court of Pennsylvania · 1964
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Shewbrooks v. AC AND S. INC.Mississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- Central Life Insurance Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1991
- Kruidenier v. McCullochSupreme Court of Iowa · 1966
- Gradischnig v. Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 1969
- Adams v. Fort Madison Community School DistrictSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
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