Legal Opinion

State Farm Automobile Insurance Co. v. Malcolm

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided November 23, 1977No. 59357PublishedCited by 35 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MOORE, Chief Justice.

Plaintiff-insurer appeals judgment sustaining defendants’ motion for summary judgment and dismissing its petition for declaratory judgment as to the applicability of an exclusionary clause in an automobile insurance policy. We affirm.

The background of this case can be chronologically summarized as follows. On July 22, 1972, Ferris Malcolm was operating a motor vehicle in the performance of his duties as a rural mail carrier in the employment of the United States Postal Service when he was involved in an automobile accident with a private citizen, Estelle Williams, who was…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  2. Rodman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1973
  3. Connie's Construction Co. v. Fireman's Fund Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975
  4. Central Bearings Co. v. Wolverine Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  5. Government Employees Insurance Company v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1968

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3Cited by35 opinions

  1. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. v. SandbulteSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
  2. Cairns v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  3. First Newton National Bank v. General Casualty Co. of WisconsinSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
  4. Ideal Mutual Insurance Co. v. WinkerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1982
  5. Talen v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2005

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