Boye v. Mellerup
Decision Date | 21 May 1975 |
Docket Number | No. 2--56691,2--56691 |
Parties | Charles E. BOYE, Appellant, v. William Carl MELLERUP a/k/a Billie Carl Mellerup, Appellee. |
Court | Iowa Supreme Court |
Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish & Becker, Des Moines, for appellant.
Genung & Rogers, Glenwood, for appellee.
Submitted to MOORE, C.J., and MASON, RAWLINGS, UHLENHOPP and McCORMICK, JJ.
Plaintiff appeals from trial court's order sustaining defendant's special appearance for lack of jurisdiction over the person. We reverse.
Sometime prior to August 2, 1972, plaintiff, Charles E. Boye, instituted an action in Nebraska against William Carl Mellerup for recovery of damages resulting from an automobile accident. Plaintiff was ultimately granted a $4200 judgment on default.
In February 1973, plaintiff initiated an action against William Carl Mellerup in the District Court, Mills County, Iowa, thereby seeking judgment on the aforesaid Nebraska award.
March 14, pursuant to Iowa R.Civ.P. 66, defendant filed a special appearance alleging lack of personal jurisdiction in that (1) the original notice identified defendant as William Carl Mellerup when in fact his true name is Billie C. or Billie Carl Mellerup and (2) the action was premised upon a Nebraska judgment previously entered against William Carl Mellerup, a person other than himself.
Apparently trial court never entered a ruling on this special appearance.
March 20, plaintiff amended his aforesaid petition thereby inserting the name Billie Carl Mellerup at every point after the name William Carl Mellerup.
March 23, service of a second original notice was effected upon William Carl Mellerup a/k/a Billie Carl Mellerup.
April 17, defendant again specially appeared, once more alleging lack of jurisdiction for the same reasons previously urged.
April 23, plaintiff entered resistance to this last special appearance.
After hearing in the matter trial court generally sustained the second special appearance for lack of jurisdiction over the person. In doing so, however, the court specifically found Billie Carl Mellerup was defendant's true name and service of original notice had been made upon such named defendant.
The sole question presented on this appeal is whether trial ocurt erred in sustaining defendant's second special appearance.
The two alternate grounds asserted in defendant's April 17 special appearance, Supra, will be considered in the order presented.
I. It is prefatorily noted no ruling was entered, as aforesaid, on defendant's first special appearance. Therefore, the view expressed in White v. Wilkes, 173 N.W.2d 98, 99 (Iowa 1969), regarding waiver of right to appeal, is instantly inapplicable.
Furthermore, the order sustaining defendant's second limited appearance stood as a final adjudication from which appeal could be and was taken by plaintiff as a matter of right. See Saxton v. State, 206 N.W.2d 85, 86 (Iowa 1973); Iowa R.Civ.P. 331.
II. As previously stated, defendant's second or April 17 special appearance initially asserts trial court did not acquire personal jurisdiction over defendant because he was not served with original notice directed to him by his correct name, Billie Carl Mellerup. This contention is apparently premised upon Iowa R.Civ.P. 50 which provides, in relevant part:
(emphasis supplied).
Focusing upon this rule we observed in McArtor v. Pete's Cafe, 175 N.W.2d 369, 372 (Iowa 1970) * * *."
See also Marks v. Shinrone, Inc., 220 N.W.2d 889, 890 (Iowa 1974).
But as above noted, plaintiff here effected a timely amendment of his petition thereby identifying defendant as William Carl Mellerup, a/k/a Billie Carl Mellerup. Thereupon a second original notice was served on defendant by which he was likewise named. We are...
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