Columbia Casualty Co. v. City of Des Moines

SNELL, Justice.

Appellant, Columbia Casualty Company, appeals a district court summary judgment order that denied Columbia reimbursement for a $300,000 contribution that it made toward a combined settlement package involving its insured, the City of Des Moines. The settlement package resolved claims brought by James B. Fister and his wife against the City of Des Moines and Des Moines Botanical Center, Inc., as codefend-ants arising from an accident that occurred during a tour at the Botanical Center. Columbia claims that it is entitled to a reimbursement of its $300,000 contribution because…