Legal Opinion
Bellville v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided July 29, 2005No. 02-1343PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Justice.
The plaintiffs, Roger Bellville and the Estate of Sue Ellen Bellville, obtained a judgment against the Bellvilles’ underin-sured motorist (UIM) carrier, defendant Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company, for extracontractual and punitive damages. The State of Iowa intervened on appeal to protect its interest in a statutory share of the punitive damage award.
The Iowa Court of Appeals reversed the judgment, ruling the district court erred in failing to grant Farm Bureau’s motion for directed verdict. This court granted further review. Upon our examination of the record and…
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