Legal Opinion
LeMars Mutual Insurance Co. v. Farm & City Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided December 23, 1992No. 91-1409PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SNELL, Justice.
Appellant, Farm & City Insurance Company, challenges an adverse trial court ruling on summary judgment. In a declaratory judgment action the trial court ordered Farm & City to pay the appellee, LeMars Mutual Insurance Company, the policy limits of an insurance policy following a settlement LeMars Mutual entered with an individual injured as the result of the negligence of Farm & City’s insured. The trial court found that LeMars Mutual provided “umbrella” coverage which was “true excess coverage” over all applicable primary insurance policies, and therefore required Farm & City,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. v. LiMauroNew York Court of Appeals · 1985
- C & J Fertilizer, Inc. v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1975
- Cairns v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987
- Illinois Emcasco Insurance Co. v. Continental Casualty Co.Appellate Court of Illinois · 1985
- Kalell v. Mutual Fire & Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1991
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Smith v. Wausau Underwriters Insurance Co.Missouri Court of Appeals · 1998
- National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co. v. Farm & City Insurance Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 2004
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