Legal Opinion
Universal Cooperatives, Inc. v. Tasco, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 14, 1981No. 63957PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McGIVERIN, Justice.
This interlocutory appeal arises out of the efforts of Tasco, Inc., to obtain personal jurisdiction in Iowa over Bangor Punta Operations, Inc., (BPO), a foreign corporation. The trial court overruled BPO’s special appearance and BPO has appealed that ruling to us. We affirm.
Tasco is an Iowa corporation located in Shell Rock, Iowa. It manufactures and sells portable livestock confinement units. In 1974 Tasco entered into a contract with one of BPO’s wholly owned subsidiaries, Agri-Products Division of Starcraft Company. Starcraft was to manufacture some confinement units for…
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