Legal Opinion
Stahl v. Preston Mutual Insurance Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided June 8, 1994No. 93-534PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREASEN, Justice.
Insured brought suit against his homeowner’s insurer for breach of the insurance contract and for bad faith in denying his claim for alleged losses caused by fire. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the insurer based on the policy’s contractual one-year limitation on the filing of an action. We affirm.
I. Background.
Preston Mutual Insurance Association (Preston Mutual) issued a home-guard insurance policy to Allen and Gloria Stahl. The policy was in effect on March 4, 1990, when their home in Clinton, Iowa, was destroyed by fire. Because the Stahls’…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Harden v. StateSupreme Court of Iowa · 1989
- Murphy v. Allstate InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1978
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- Frazier v. Metropolitan Life InsuranceCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1985
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