DAHLKE v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 89-314.

451 N.W.2d 813 (1990)

Martin K. DAHLKE and Deborah S. Dahlke, Husband and Wife, Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee. Martin K. DAHLKE; Deborah S. Dahlke; The Estate of Brian John Dahlke by Martin K. Dahlke (Administrator); Martin E. Dahlke, A Minor, by His Next Friend, Deborah S. Dahlke; and Christy M. Dahlke, A Minor, by Her Next Friend, Deborah Dahlke, Plaintiffs, v. Robin SAVAGE, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

February 21, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lloyd R. Bergantzel, Council Bluffs, for appellants.

Dennis M. Gray and Lyle W. Ditmars of The Peters Law Firm, P.C., Council Bluffs, for appellee.

Considered by LARSON, P.J., and CARTER, LAVORATO, SNELL and ANDREASEN, JJ.


LARSON, Justice.

Martin and Deborah Dahlke owned three vehicles which were insured by State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm). The policies of insurance provided coverage for "bodily injury" sustained by the insureds and caused by uninsured motorists. The issue in this case is whether the psychological and physical effects on Dahlkes arising out of the loss of their son, who was killed in a collision with an uninsured driver, are "bodily injuries...

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