Legal Opinion

Westerhausen v. Allied Mutual Insurance Company

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided March 8, 1966No. 51912PublishedCited by 14 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtLarson, J.

-The sole question presented by this appeal is whether the exclusion in the uninsured motorist provisions of a Family Automobile Policy of insurance is applicable so as to defeat plaintiff’s claim filed thereunder. The trial court held it was not, and we agree.

The facts are not in dispute. On or about May 20, 1964, Joseph S. Westerhausen, plaintiff’s decedent herein,,.while opér ating his two-wheel motorcycle on the streets of Des Moines, Iowa, was involved in an accident with an uninsured motorist, Dennis J. Ryan. At the time Mr. Westerhausen was insured under a Family Automobile Policy…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Lang v. General Insurance Co. of AmericaSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1964
  2. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. v. ComeSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1956
  3. Paupst v. McKENDRYSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1958
  4. West v. Hartford Fire Insurance CompanySupreme Court of Iowa · 1957

3Cited by14 opinions

  1. Manzanares v. BellSupreme Court of Kansas · 1974
  2. Nygaard v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1974
  3. Bankes v. State Farm Mutual Automobile InsuranceSuperior Court of Pennsylvania · 1970
  4. Shipley v. American Standard Insurance Co. of Wis.Nebraska Supreme Court · 1968
  5. Hornick v. Owners Insurance Co.Supreme Court of Iowa · 1993

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