Allied Mutual Insurance Co. v. State

CARTER, Justice.

This is an action by a subrogated liability insurance carrier of one tortfeasor seeking contribution or indemnity from an alleged joint tortfeasor and the joint tortfeasor’s employer. The plaintiff is Allied Mutual Insurance Company (Allied) which settled liability claims against its insureds, John Sailor, the driver of a truck that collided with defendant’s automobile, and W.A. Speller and M.L. Speller, owners of the truck Sailor was driving. The defendants in the action are the State of Iowa and its employee, R.J. Smith. Smith was the driver of a state-owned motor vehicle…