Legal Opinion
Dolan v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided January 21, 1998No. 96-1439PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDREASEN, Justice.
The key issue in this case involves the intentional act exclusion of an insurance policy. Edward Dolan was injured as a result of an assault. He successfully brought a negligence action against the perpetrator. When the judgment for damages was not satisfied, Dolan brought a lawsuit against the perpetrator’s insurer under Iowa Code section 516.1 (1993), our direct action statute. The insurer claimed there was no insurance coverage because of the intentional act exclusion.
Following trial, the district court found the perpetrator’s actions were intentional and denied Dolan’s…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Hunter v. City of Des MoinesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1981
- Falczynski v. Amoco Oil Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1995
- American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. PetersonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1987
- State Ex Rel. Casas v. FellmerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1994
3Cited by15 opinions
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- American Family Mutual Insurance Co. v. PetersenSupreme Court of Iowa · 2004
- Hobson Mould Works, Inc. v. Madsen (In Re Madsen)Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Howard F. Haberer v. David AmickCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- Ray v. Union Pacific RailroadDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 2013
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