SKYLINE HARVESTORE SYS. v. CENTENNIAL INS.

No. 68107.

331 N.W.2d 106 (1983)

SKYLINE HARVESTORE SYSTEMS, INC., Appellant, v. CENTENNIAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 16, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James F. Smith of Noah & Smith, Charles City, for appellant.

W.C. Hoffmann and Joseph S. Cortese, II of Jones, Hoffmann & Davison, Des Moines, for appellee.

Wayne C. Collins of Shuttleworth & Ingersoll, Cedar Rapids, for amicus curiae State Farm Mutual Automobile Ins. Co.

Considered by LeGRAND, P.J., and HARRIS, McCORMICK, McGIVERIN and CARTER, JJ.


McGIVERIN, Justice.

Plaintiff insured, Skyline Harvestore Systems, Inc., appeals from trial court's declaratory judgment that the insurance policy issued by defendant Centennial Insurance Company does not cover possible awards of punitive damages in personal injury lawsuits against plaintiff. We conclude that Centennial's liability insurance policy does include coverage of punitive damage awards; accordingly, we reverse the ruling of the trial court.

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