Legal Opinion
Rath Packing Co. v. Intercontinental Meat Traders, Inc.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided November 10, 1970No. 54073PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STUART, Justice.
Rath Packing Company (Rath), an Iowa corporation, brought this action for breach of contract against Intercontinental Meat Traders, Inc. (Traders), an Illinois corporation, in Black Hawk County, Iowa under the provisions of the Iowa long arm statute, section 617.3, Code of Iowa, which in its pertinent part provides:
“If a foreign corporation makes a contract with a resident of Iowa to be performed in whole or in part by either party in Iowa * * * such acts shall be deemed to be doing business in Iowa by such foreign corporation * *
Traders special appearance challenging the…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- International Shoe Co. v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1945
- Hanson v. DencklaSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Gulf Oil Corp. v. GilbertSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- McGee v. International Life InsuranceSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Perkins v. Benguet Consolidated Mining Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Matter of Estate of DullSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Kagin's Numismatic Auctions, Inc. v. CriswellSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
- Health Care Equalization Committee v. Iowa Medical SocietyDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1980
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