Legal Opinion

Truck Insurance Exchange v. Maryland Casualty Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided April 8, 1969No. 53414PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STUART, Justice.

Truck Insurance Exchange brought this action for contribution from Maryland Casualty Company claiming both companies provided “excess” insurance coverage for the loss in question and were liable in proportion to their limits. The trial court allowed contribution. Defendant appealed. We affirm.

Brown Truck Leasing Corporation, hereinafter called Brown, leased a fleet of trucks to Rack Service, Inc., hereinafter called Rack. One of these trucks driven by Dwight Proudfit, an employee of Rack, collided with a car owned and driven by Maxine Krebs. Truck Insurance Exchange insured…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Cosmopolitan Mutual Insurance v. Continental Casualty Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey · 1959
  2. Woodrich Construction Co. v. Indemnity Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1958
  3. Burcham v. Farmers Insurance ExchangeSupreme Court of Iowa · 1963
  4. Pacific National Insurance Company v. Transport Insurance CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1965
  5. McFarland v. Chicago Exp., Inc. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. American Employers' Ins. Co. Of Boston, MassCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1952

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Union Insurance Co. v. Iowa Hardware Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1970
  2. Ryder Truck Rental, Inc. v. Schapiro & Whitehouse, Inc.Court of Appeals of Maryland · 1970
  3. Westfield Insurance Companies v. Economy Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2001
  4. Aid Insurance Co. v. United Fire & Casualty Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1989
  5. Mortensen v. Heritage Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1999

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