Legal Opinion

Gentry v. Wise

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided September 20, 1995No. 94-957PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

McGIVERIN, Chief Justice.

This case presents the question of the enforceability of a set-off clause in defendant Chrysler Insurance Company’s uninsured motorist policy which Chrysler says authorizes a reduction in coverage for past and future social security disability benefits that insured, plaintiff Ben E. Gentry, has received and will receive in the future. The district court enforced the set-off clause. We agree that the clause is enforceable but only to the extent that the social security disability benefits are attributable to injuries plaintiff sustained in a certain automobile accident…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Terry v. Aetna Casualty and Surety CompanyTennessee Supreme Court · 1974
  2. McClure v. Employers Mutual Casualty CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1976
  3. Barnett v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1993
  4. McClure v. Northland Insurance CompaniesSupreme Court of Iowa · 1988
  5. Tri-State Insurance Co. of Minnesota v. GooyerSupreme Court of Iowa · 1985

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3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Greenfield v. Cincinnati Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 2007
  2. Lemars Mutual Insurance Co. v. JofferSupreme Court of Iowa · 1998
  3. Vitti v. Allstate InsuranceSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1998
  4. Roberts v. Northland InsuranceIllinois Supreme Court · 1998
  5. Matthess v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1996

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