United Suppliers, Inc. D/B/A Greenbelt Transport v. Renny Hanson, R. Hanson Trucking, Inc., and Kenneth Dirisio v. Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company, Cross-Appellee. Appeal From the Iowa District Court for Hardin County, Michael J.

MANSFIELD, Justice.

I. Introduction.

This dispute over who will pay the bill for an overturned and wrecked semi-trailer and the ensuing chemical spill presents a number of legal issues. In particular, it requires us to interpret an Iowa law, a lease agreement, and an insurance policy.

The plaintiff, an agricultural supply company that was delivering its own products, paid the bill for the ruined trailer and the cleanup, mostly through insurance. .However, because the supply company had been leasing the semi-tractor and its driver from another source, it brought suit against the lessors and their…