PIRKL v. NORTHWESTERN MUT. INS. ASS'N

No. 83-271.

348 N.W.2d 633 (1984)

Donald F. PIRKL, Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

As Corrected May 16, 1984.

Rehearing Denied June 8, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John T. Nolan and Marc B. Moen of Rate, Nolan, Bohanan, Moen & Lucas, Iowa City, for appellant.

Robert N. Downer of Meardon, Sueppel, Downer & Hayes, Iowa City, and F.W. Tomasek of Tomasek, Vogel & Charnetski, Grinnell, for appellee.

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


CARTER, Justice.

Both the insured and the insurer appeal from the judgment of the district court following a jury trial to recover actual and punitive damages based on the insurer's failure to pay a theft loss claim.

The case involves the claim of plaintiff, Donald F. Pirkl, a Johnson County farmer, who contends that the defendant Northwestern Mutual Insurance Association breached its contract of insurance and acted...

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