CURRAN HYDRAULIC CO. v. NATIONAL-BEN FRANKLIN INS. CO.

No. 59190.

261 N.W.2d 822 (1978)

CURRAN HYDRAULIC CORPORATION, Appellee, v. NATIONAL-BEN FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

January 18, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Fuerste, Carew, Coyle, Juergens & Sudmeier, Dubuque, for appellant.

Reynolds, Kenline, Breitbach, McCarthy, Clemens & McKay, Dubuque, for appellee.

Heard by MOORE, C. J., and LeGRAND, REES, UHLENHOPP and McCORMICK, JJ.


McCORMICK, Justice.

This appeal arises from an insurance coverage dispute. The litigated question is whether property of plaintiff Curran Hydraulic Corporation was insured by defendant National-Ben Franklin Insurance Company of Illinois on April 16, 1974, when it was destroyed by fire. The controversy was tried to a jury which found for plaintiff and fixed its recovery at $350,000. Defendant contends that it was entitled to a directed verdict and that the trial court...

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