Legal Opinion
Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company d/b/a Metlife Auto & Home and Economy Premier Assurance Company v. Auto-Owners Mutual Insurance Company
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided March 8, 2019No. 18-0129PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WATERMAN, Justice.
In this appeal, we must resolve a dispute between insurance companies over liability coverage for a fatal accident. A dentist and his wife formed a limited liability company (LLC) that held title to investment properties, including a farmhouse where an accidental shooting occurred. The dentist had purchased personal (homeowners) liability insurance and commercial general liability (CGL) insurance from separate insurers. The CGL insurer denied coverage. The homeowners' insurer and insured settled the death claim for $900,000 and sued the CGL insurer for reimbursement. The…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Miller v. ShugartSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1982
- Mark Peak v. Ellis Adams and Rachel AdamsSupreme Court of Iowa · 2011
- Red Giant Oil Co. v. LawlorSupreme Court of Iowa · 1995
- Lemars Mutual Insurance Co. v. JofferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
- Alton M. Johnson Co. v. M.A.I. Co.Supreme Court of Minnesota · 1990
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