Henschel v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company

MASON, Justice.

Richard C. and Mildred L. Henschel instituted this law action for damages resulting from an alleged breach of a comprehensive personal liability insurance contract issued to them by defendant Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company. Trial to the court resulted in dismissal of plaintiffs’ petition at their costs based on a finding plaintiffs failed to give the insurance company timely notice of loss.

Plaintiffs appeal, assigning one error relied on for reversal challenging the sufficiency of the evidence to support this finding. Our review is not de novo but only on errors assigned.…