Legal Opinion
Leuchtenmacher v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided October 26, 1990No. 89-741PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LARSON, Justice.
Alice Leuchtenmacher was killed in an automobile accident with an underinsured driver, and her estate sued her insurance company, Farm Bureau Mutual, to recover under the underinsured motorist benefits of its policy. Prior to trial, the estate settled with the driver of the other car for the amount of his liability limits of $55,000. After trial to a jury, the district court entered a judgment for the plaintiff for the policy limit of her underinsured motorist coverage. Farm Bureau appealed, contending the district court erred by (1) allowing the plaintiff to bring a direct…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Rodman v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1973
- Cairns v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987
- American States Insurance Co. v. Estate of TollariSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- M-Z Entersprises, Inc. v. Hawkeye-Security Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1982
- Benzer v. Iowa Mutual Tornado Insurance Ass'nSupreme Court of Iowa · 1974
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3Cited by31 opinions
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- Hamm v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2000
- Williams v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1994
- Leuchtenmacher v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1990
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