Brammer v. Allied Mutual Insurance Company

BECKER, Justice.

Plaintiffs’ petition for declaratory judgment seeks construction of a liability insurance policy between defendant Allied Mutual Insurance Company, as insurer, and Franklin County, Iowa, as insured. After action was commenced against the insurer, Franklin County intervened taking a position adverse to both parties. Over defendant-insurer’s objections the matter was submitted to a jury which returned a verdict for plaintiffs. Defendant-insurer appeals. We affirm.

The motivation for this action is not determinative but should be noted in light of rule 265, Rules of Civil…