Legal Opinion
Stecher v. Iowa Insurance Guaranty Ass'n
Supreme Court of Iowa
Decided February 20, 1991No. 90-64PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NEUMAN, Justice.
This is an appeal from a declaratory judgment action involving a plaintiff who was injured by a tortfeasor whose automobile insurer became insolvent. The question is whether the district court correctly interpreted Iowa Code section 515B.9(1) (1989) to credit the Iowa Insurance Guaranty Association with the amount of uninsured motorist benefits received by the plaintiff. Finding no error, we affirm.
The facts are undisputed. In September 1985 plaintiff Rene Stecher was the passenger on a motorcycle that went out of control and collided with a highway guardrail. The motorcycle…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Lucas v. Illinois Insurance Guaranty FundAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
- Hickerson v. Protective Nat. Ins. Co.Supreme Court of Louisiana · 1980
- American States Insurance Co. v. Estate of TollariSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985
- Prutzman v. ArmstrongWashington Supreme Court · 1978
- Vokey v. Massachusetts Insurers Insolvency FundMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1980
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- Aztec Well Servicing Co. v. Property & Casualty Insurance, Guaranty Ass'nNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1993
- Harrow Stores, Inc. v. Hanover Ins.New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division · 1998
- Rong Yao Zhou v. Jennifer Mall Restaurant, Inc.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1997
- Hawkins v. Kentucky Insurance Guaranty Ass'nCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1992
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