Rowen v. LeMars Mutual Insurance Co. of Iowa

Decided June 25, 1975. C Edwin Moore wrote the opinion for the court.

230 N.W.2d 905 · Cited 57 times

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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.

• Weinberger v. Bentex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 412 U.S. 645
• Lewis v. Shaffer Stores Company · 218 F. Supp. 238
• State Ex Rel. Weede v. Bechtel · 56 N.W.2d 173
• Holden v. Construction MacHinery Company · 202 N.W.2d 348
• Holi-Rest, Inc. v. Treloar · 217 N.W.2d 517
• Marco v. Dulles · 169 F. Supp. 622
• Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. v. Hawkeye State Telephone Co. · 165 N.W.2d 771
• Charles v. Epperson & Company · 137 N.W.2d 605
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen & Helpers of America v. Hoffa · 242 F. Supp. 246
• Gord v. Iowana Farms Milk Co. · 60 N.W.2d 820
• Oliver v. Iowa Power & Light Company · 183 N.W.2d 687
• George v. Gander · 154 N.W.2d 76
• In Re Disbarment of Cloud · 250 N.W. 160
• EF Hutton & Company v. Brown · 305 F. Supp. 371
• Iron Workers Local No. 67 v. Hart · 191 N.W.2d 758
• Elk Run Telephone Co. v. General Telephone Co. of Iowa · 160 N.W.2d 311
• Estates Theatres, Inc. v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. · 345 F. Supp. 93
• Handelman v. Weiss · 368 F. Supp. 258
• Cooley v. Quick Supply Company · 221 N.W.2d 763

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• Bottoms v. Stapleton · 706 N.W.2d 411
• Drain v. Covenant Life Insurance · 685 A.2d 119
• Myers v. Caple · 258 N.W.2d 301
• City of Council Bluffs v. Pottawattamie County · 254 N.W.2d 18
• State Ex Rel. Turner v. Iowa Electric Light & Power Co. · 240 N.W.2d 912
• Rowen v. Le Mars Mut. Ins. Co. of Iowa · 282 N.W.2d 639
• Messing v. FDI, Inc. · 439 F. Supp. 776
• Board of Com'rs of the Alabama State Bar v. State Ex Rel. Baxley · 324 So. 2d 256
• IES Utilities Inc. v. Iowa Department of Revenue & Finance · 545 N.W.2d 536
• City of Waukee v. City Development Board · 514 N.W.2d 83
• Leaseamerica Corp. v. Iowa Department of Revenue · 333 N.W.2d 847
• Lyle Stoneman v. United Nebraska Bank · 577 N.W.2d 271
• Steven A. Mueller, Bradley J. Brown, Mark A. Kruse, Kevin D. Miller, and Larry E. Phipps, on Behalf of Themselves and Those Like Situated v. Wellmark, Inc. D/B/A Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Iowa, an Iowa Corporation and Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., an Iowa Corporation · 818 N.W.2d 244
• City of Des Moines v. Des Moines Police Bargaining Unit Ass'n · 360 N.W.2d 729
• Matter of Estate of Dull · 303 N.W.2d 402
• Iowa Public Service Co. v. Iowa State Commerce Commission · 263 N.W.2d 766
• Rowen v. LeMars Mutual Insurance Co. of Iowa · 357 N.W.2d 579
• Doyle v. Union Insurance · 277 N.W.2d 36
• Drain v. Covenant Life Insurance · 712 A.2d 273
• Miller v. Register and Tribune Syndicate, Inc. · 336 N.W.2d 709
• Ellis v. Iowa Department of Job Service · 285 N.W.2d 153
• UE Local 893/IUP v. State of Iowa · 928 N.W.2d 51
• Rowen v. LeMars Mut. Ins. Co. of Iowa · 347 N.W.2d 630
• Iowa Industrial Commissioner v. Davis · 286 N.W.2d 658
• Light v. Elliott · 295 N.W.2d 724

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