Allied Mutual Insurance v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance

— This is an action in which plaintiff is suing defendant for contribution in connection with $21,500 paid out by plaintiff in settlement of three cases growing out of the same accident, which happened on May 23, 1961. Trial court found in favor of defendant and dismissed plaintiff’s petition. Plaintiff appealed.

The only question in the case is whether the wording of the policies of the two companies is such that defendant was liable pro rata or equally with plaintiff'as to items paid out in accordance with a liability insurance case.

I. Plaintiff issued .an automobile liability insurance…