Dennis Langwith And Ben Langwith, Individuals v. American National General Insurance Company, A Corporation American National Property And Casualty Co., A Corporation And Janet Fitzgerald, Individually And D/b/a American National Janet Fitzgerald Insurance Services
Supreme Court of Iowa
1Opinion of the Court
TERNUS, Chief Justice.
The primary issue presented by this appeal is the scope of liability of an insurance agent to her clients. The appellants, Dennis Langwith and his son, Ben Langwith, sued Dennis’s insurance agent, appellee Janet Fitzgerald, alleging she breached a duty of reasonable care, which resulted in their partially uninsured exposure on a personal injury claim filed against them. The Langwith plaintiffs contend appellees American National General Insurance Company and American National Property and Casualty Co. (collectively American National) are vicariously liable for the…
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