Legal Opinion

Thomas v. Progressive Casualty Insurance Co.

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided May 16, 2008No. 06-1094PublishedCited by 52 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TERNUS, Chief Justice.

The appellant, Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, claims it provides no coverage under an insurance policy issued to appellee Rhonda R. Thomas for damages sustained by her husband, appellee Scott E. Thomas, in an accident with an underinsured motorist. Progressive relies on a named driver exclusion that listed Scott as an excluded driver. The district court granted the plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment on the coverage issue, concluding the exclusion did not apply to the underinsured motorist coverage of the policy. We disagree and therefore reverse the…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. A.Y. McDonald Industries, Inc. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  2. Iowa Fuel & Minerals, Inc. v. Iowa State Board of RegentsSupreme Court of Iowa · 1991
  3. Interstate Power Co. v. Insurance Co. of North AmericaSupreme Court of Iowa · 2000
  4. Cairns v. Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1987
  5. Walker v. American Family Mutual Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1983

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3Cited by52 opinions

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  4. Karen Robinson v. Allied Property and Casualty Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 2012
  5. Esad Osmic v. Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 2014

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