M-Z ENTERPRISES v. HAWKEYE-SECURITY INS. CO.

No. 65375.

318 N.W.2d 408 (1982)

M-Z ENTERPRISES, INC., d/b/a M. Z. Davis Crane Service, a/k/a M. Z. Davis Crane Service, Appellee, v. HAWKEYE-SECURITY INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

April 21, 1982.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

J. W. Conway of Allbee, Wilson, Conway & Allison, and Mark R. Gillett of Gillett & Gillett, Muscatine, for appellant.

Craig D. Warner of Pryor, Riley, Jones & Aspelmeier, Burlington, for appellee.

Considered en banc.


REYNOLDSON, Chief Justice.

April 24, 1978, plaintiff, M-Z Enterprises, Inc. (M-Z), was using a crane to lift a dredge from the Mississippi River when the crane tipped over and was substantially damaged. Defendant, Hawkeye-Security Insurance Company (Hawkeye), had sold a Scheduled Property Floater Policy that covered the crane. Hawkeye eventually denied M-Z's claim, and this lawsuit ensued.

The petition filed in district court contained two claims, pleaded...

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