Legal Opinion
Taylor v. Trans-Action Associates, Inc.
Court of Appeals of Iowa
Decided October 28, 1993No. 92-795PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAYDEN, Judge.
The issue on appeal is whether defendants had sufficient contacts with Iowa to permit our courts to acquire personal jurisdiction over them. Plaintiff Ralston L. Taylor appeals the district court’s ruling dismissing his cause of action for lack of jurisdiction over defendants Trans-Action Associates, Inc. (Trans-Action) and Louisiana Midland Railway Company (Louisiana Midland).
In 1973 Taylor became employed by Trans-Action, an Illinois corporation. In 1974 a subsidiary of Trans-Action, Louisiana Midland, began operating. Louisiana Midland was a Louisiana corporation. Craig…
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