Legal Opinion

Shelter General Insurance Co. v. Lincoln

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 24, 1999No. 97-1443PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SNELL, Justice.

This is an appeal from a grant of summary judgment in a declaratory judgment action. The appellants ask us to overrule our prior decisions recognizing the validity of a family, member exclusion in an automobile liability insurance policy. We decline to do so and affirm the summary judgment order.

I. Background Facts and Proceedings

In September, 1995, Morris Muehlenthaler was driving his truck when it collided with a train. Both Morris and his wife, Roña, a passenger in the vehicle, were killed. Defendant Kara Lincoln was appointed as the administrator of Rona’s estate, and…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Rodman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  2. Shook v. CrabbSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  3. Walker v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1983
  4. Krause v. KrauseSupreme Court of Iowa · 1999
  5. Principal Casualty Insurance Co. v. BlairSupreme Court of Iowa · 1993

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Nationwide Agri-Business Insurance Co. v. GoodwinSupreme Court of Iowa · 2010
  2. Aurora National Life Assurance Co. v. HarrisonDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2006
  3. Chicago Insurance v. City of Council BluffsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  4. Chicago Insurance v. City of Council BluffsCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2013
  5. Menard, Inc. v. Farm Bureau P&C Ins. Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2024

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