Legal Opinion
Financial Marketing Services, Inc. v. Hawkeye Bank & Trust of Des Moines
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 21, 1999No. 96-2002PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
This appeal involves a complex controversy surrounding the termination of a long-term business relationship between two primary entities, plaintiff Financial Marketing Services, Inc. (FMS) and defendant Hawkeye Bank & Trust of Des Moines (Hawkeye). Written contracts between the parties generally provided for the sale of life insurance and annuity products by FMS to bank customers who had been referred to FMS by Hawkeye and its affiliates.
The principal issues raised by FMS in the appeal include (1) whether, by virtue of a 1983 contract between the parties, FMS owned the book of…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Fees v. Mutual Fire & Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1992
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