State Supreme Court / Iowa

Bellville v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co.

Decided July 29, 2005. Marsha K. Ternus wrote the opinion for the court.

702 N.W.2d 468 · Cited 98 times

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Precedents cited

Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

Reuter v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. · 469 N.W.2d 250
Morgan v. American Family Mutual Insurance · 534 N.W.2d 92
Thompson v. United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. · 559 N.W.2d 288
Sampson v. American Standard Insurance Co. · 582 N.W.2d 146
CHATEAU CHAMBERAY HOA v. Associated Internat. Ins. Co. · 108 Cal. Rptr. 2d 776
Ellwein v. Hartford Accident & Indemnity Co. · 142 Wash. 2d 766
Allied Mutual Insurance Co. v. Heiken · 675 N.W.2d 820
Pickering v. American Employers Insurance · 282 A.2d 584
Spaur v. Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp. · 510 N.W.2d 854
CUNA Mutual Insurance Society v. Norman · 375 S.E.2d 724
Bushey v. Allstate Insurance · 670 A.2d 807
Central Life Insurance Co. v. Aetna Casualty & Surety Co. · 466 N.W.2d 257
Kapadia v. Preferred Risk Mutual Insurance Co. · 418 N.W.2d 848
Williams v. Hartford Casualty Insurance · 83 F. Supp. 2d 567
Seastrom v. Farm Bureau Life Insurance Co. · 601 N.W.2d 339
Ferris v. Employers Mutual Casualty Company · 122 N.W.2d 263
Hutchinson v. Farm Family Casualty Insurance · 867 A.2d 1
North Iowa State Bank v. Allied Mutual Insurance Co. · 471 N.W.2d 824
Kohlstedt v. Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Co. · 139 N.W.2d 184
Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Co. v. Recker · 561 N.W.2d 63
Colonial Penn Insurance v. First Insurance · 780 P.2d 1112
Hoth v. Iowa Mutual Insurance Co. · 577 N.W.2d 390
Brandon v. County of Richardson · 653 N.W.2d 829
Shaffer v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance · 540 S.E.2d 227
Smith v. Safeco Ins. Co. · 78 P.3d 1274

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