Burg v. Bryant

MOORE, Chief Justice.

The question presented here on plaintiff’s appeal is whether the trial court erred in sustaining defendant’s special appearance on the ground the original notice served on her was fatally defective.

On October 21, 1976 plaintiff commenced a personal injury action for damages sustained in a two-car collision December 15, 1975 in Crestón, Iowa. Plaintiff named the defendant in the lawsuit as “Debbie Bryant.” The Sheriff’s return certified he served the original notice, to which a copy of plaintiff’s petition was attached, on “Debbie Bryant” in Crestón, Union County, Iowa, on…