Legal Opinion
Keppler v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 21, 1999No. 97-1557PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRIS, Justice.
This dispute over automobile insurance coverage focuses upon the words “due to the use of’ and whether the use of the insured’s automobile at the time of the injury had any causal connection to the injury. We think it did not and therefore reverse a contrary determination by the trial court.
A dog was the culprit. Eugene Keppler, the insured, regularly took his dog with him while traveling in his van to flea markets. In 1992 a minor child entered the back of the van while it was parked at a flea market and was bitten by Keppler’s dog. The parked van was not moving. The engine…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1997
- Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Employers Mutual Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1993
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