City of Marion v. National Casualty Co.

SNELL, Justice.

Defendant, National Casualty Company, appeals the judgment in favor of its insured, the City of Marion, Iowa in the amount of $33,244.06. National Casualty asserts the district court erred (1) by applying the wrong definition of “claim” when finding coverage under the city’s “claims made” liability policy for its public officials, and (2) in its computation of the amount of the judgment. We reverse and remand.

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In 1987, a dispute regarding voluntary security work by uniformed off-duty officers arose between the command staff of the city’s police department and the Marion…