Dairyland Insurance Company v. Mumert

REES, Justice.

This appeal is from an order of trial court sustaining defendant’s motion to dismiss petition of plaintiff asking contribution from defendant for settlement arrived at between plaintiff and the owner and occupants of an automobile with which plaintiff’s insured came into collision while the insured was allegedly intoxicated.

In its petition, plaintiff alleged it was a foreign corporation duly licensed and authorized to transact in Iowa the business of writing and issuing automobile liability insurance policies. It further alleged that defendant Mumert, d/b/a “The Office” Tavern,…