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· 7/23/1997

Henry v. Shober

Citations

  • 566 N.W.2d 190
  • 1997 Iowa Sup. LEXIS 204
  • 1997 WL 424421

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • rejecting plaintiffs assertion that defendant was not prejudiced by delay because defendant had knowledge of lawsuit
  • if delay in service is presumptively abusive, it does not matter whether delay in service was intentional
  • “Notice of the possibility of a lawsuit is not sufficient; the party being sued must be served with an original notice as required by our rules of civil procedure.”
  • 169-day delay in serving defendant with original notice was presumptively abusive
  • finding a 169-day delay to be presumptively abusive
  • 169-day delay in service presumptively abusive

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Judges: McGiverin, Lavorato, Neuman, Andreasen, Ternus

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