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CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS v. NORTHWESTERN NAT. INS.

No. 64780.

304 N.W.2d 228 (1981)

CITY OF CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Appellee, v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied May 7, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Raymond R. Stefani and Richard A. Stefani, of Silliman, Gray & Stapleton, Cedar Rapids, for appellant.

Lynda Thomsen, Asst. City Atty., for appellee.

Lex Hawkins, Glenn L. Norris, George F. Davison, Jr., of Hawkins & Norris, Des Moines, for amicus curiae Peter Children.

Considered by REYNOLDSON, C. J., and UHLENHOPP, HARRIS, McGIVERIN, and LARSON, JJ.

HARRIS, Justice.

Plaintiff city brought this suit against its general liability insurer to recover for damages, including punitive damages, it was required to pay in a false arrest suit. The insurance company defended the claim, and argues on appeal, that punitive damage awards were not and could not be covered by the policy. We affirm the trial court's holding for the city.

In a separate suit Larry Wilson obtained a judgment against the City of Cedar Rapids...

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