Pries v. MFA Mutual Insurance Company

On May 4, 1961, plaintiff obtained a judgment against Robert G-. West for injuries sustained in an automobile accident. On March 9, 1962, 309 days later, this action was brought against the defendant insurance company to collect the judgment under the provisions of section 516.1, Code of Iowa, which requires that all liability insurance policies provide: “* * ® in event an execution on a judgment against the insured be returned unsatisfied in an action by a person who is injured or whose property is damaged, the judgment creditor shall have a right of action against the insurer to the same…