Legal Opinion

Wiley v. United Fire & Casualty Company

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided July 31, 1974No. 56498PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Justice.

Defendant United Fire & Casualty Company appeals a $2100 judgment entered for plaintiff Jack Wiley on a jury verdict for livestock loss under the theft coverage of his insurance policy. The main question is the sufficiency of evidence to support the verdict. We affirm.

Principles applicable to our review are well settled. We view the evidence in its light most favorable to the jury verdict. We are bound by the verdict if it is supported by substantial evidence. Burton v. Theobold, 216 N.W.2d 299, 300 (Iowa 1974). Where circumstantial evidence is relied on, it must be…

2Cases cited7 opinions

  1. Henschel v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  2. Raff v. Farm Bureau Insurance Co. of NebraskaNebraska Supreme Court · 1967
  3. Long v. Glidden Mutual Insurance AssociationSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
  4. H & H MANUFACTURING CO. v. Cimarron Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1957
  5. GALABRAITH v. GeorgeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974

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3Cited by11 opinions

  1. Oak Leaf Country Club, Inc. v. WilsonSupreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  2. Coastal Plains Feeders, Inc., Cross v. Hartford Fire Insurance Co., CrossCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
  3. Northwestern National Insurance Co. v. Raid Quarries Corp.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1977
  4. Federal Prescription Service, Inc. v. Amalgamated Meat Cutters And Butcher Workmen Of North America, Afl--Cio And Its Local P--1149Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1976
  5. Federal Prescription Service, Inc. v. Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher WorkmenCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975

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