Legal Opinion

Rowen v. LeMars Mutual Insurance Co. of Iowa

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 25, 1975No. 2-57051PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McCORMICK, Justice.

This appeal involves jurisdictional questions in a derivative and class action by policyholders of LeMars Mutual Insurance Company of Iowa (LeMars). LeMars is a nominal defendant. The other defendants are 14 alleged corporate insiders of LeMars, 11 alleged corporate insiders of the Iowa *908Mutual Insurance Company of DeWitt, Iowa (DeWitt), DeWitt itself, and Alesch, Inc., an insurance agency. The trial court overruled a special appearance filed by several of the defendants but sustained motions to dismiss or motions for summary judgment filed by all defendants. Plaintiffs…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. United States v. Western Pacific RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1956
  2. United States v. Philadelphia National BankSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
  3. Far East Conference v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
  4. Local Union No. 189, Amalgamated Meat Cutters & Butcher Workmen v. Jewel Tea Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1965
  5. Weinberger v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1973

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3Cited by56 opinions

  1. Rowen v. Le Mars Mut. Ins. Co. of IowaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1979
  2. Rieff v. EvansSupreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  3. Steven A. Mueller, Bradley J. Brown, Mark A. Kruse, Kevin D. Miller, and Larry E. Phipps, on Behalf of Themselves and Those Like Situated v. Wellmark, Inc. D/B/A Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, an Iowa Corporation and Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa CorporationSupreme Court of Iowa · 2012
  4. City of Des Moines v. Des Moines Police Bargaining Unit Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
  5. Matter of Estate of DullSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981

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