Legal Opinion
Petersen v. FARMERS CASUALTY COMPANY
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 19, 1975No. 2-56435PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LeGRAND, Justice.
This appeal presents questions arising as an aftermath to earlier litigation in which Clifford Coleman recovered judgment against plaintiff in the amount of $30,-000.00 for damages suffered in an automobile accident on June 25, 1967.
At that time, plaintiff was insured by an automobile liability policy issued by defendant Farmers Casualty Company with personal injury limits of $25,000.00. Coleman’s claim against plaintiff was defended by Farmers Casualty Company, which employed Robert Culver, an attorney of Em-metsburg, Iowa, for that purpose. Since the prayer for damages…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Merritt v. Reserve InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1973
- Harvey Thomas Smoot, Jr. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1962
- Attleboro Mfg. Co. v. Frankfort Marine, Accident & Plate Glass Ins.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1917
- Dickinson v. MailliardSupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
- Farnsworth v. HazelettSupreme Court of Iowa · 1924
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Johnson v. DodgenSupreme Court of Iowa · 1990
- Hartford Acc. & Indem. Co. v. FosterMississippi Supreme Court · 1988
- FARMERS CO-OP. EL., INC., DUNCOMBE v. State BankSupreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Moser v. Thorp Sales Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Ellwood v. Mid States Commodities, Inc.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987
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