Legal Opinion

Karen Robinson v. Allied Property and Casualty Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided June 29, 2012No. 10–1721PublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

WATERMAN, Justice.

In this appeal, we must decide whether to judicially invalidate an insurance contract requirement that the insured file her lawsuit for underinsured motorist coverage (UIM) within two years of her auto accident. Plaintiff, Karen Robinson, argues the deadline is unenforceable because, although she was still experiencing pain two years after the accident, only later did she discover the full extent of her injuries and realize her claim exceeded the other driver’s liability limits. She filed this UIM action against her insurer, defendant, Allied Property and Casualty Insurance…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. C & J Vantage Leasing Co., Assignor to Frontier Leasing Corp., Assignee v. Thomas Wolfe D/B/A Lake Macbride Golf Course and Thomas Wolfe, IndividuallySupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
  2. Miller v. Progressive Casualty InsuranceOhio Supreme Court · 1994
  3. Waits v. United Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1997
  4. Hamm v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  5. Barnhill v. Iowa District Court for Polk CountySupreme Court of Iowa · 2009

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