VERNE R. HOUGHTON INS. v. ORR DRYWALL

No. 90-96.

470 N.W.2d 39 (1991)

VERNE R. HOUGHTON INSURANCE AGENCY, INCORPORATED, Plaintiff, v. ORR DRYWALL CO., Defendant. ORR DRYWALL CO., Appellant, v. VERNE R. HOUGHTON INSURANCE AGENCY, INCORPORATED, Appellee. ORR DRYWALL CO., Appellant, v. Verne R. HOUGHTON and State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters, Incorporated, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 15, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Rodney H. Powell and David H. Goldman of Black, Harvey, Goldman & Powell, P.C., Des Moines, for appellant.

Joseph M. Barron and Jerry R. Foxhoven of Peddicord, Wharton, Thune, Foxhoven & Spencer, P.C., Des Moines, for appellees Verne R. Houghton and Verne R. Houghton Ins. Agency, Inc.

David L. Phipps and Thomas R. Pospisil of Whitfield, Musgrave & Eddy, Des Moines, for appellee State Auto. & Cas. Underwriters.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LARSON, CARTER, NEUMAN, and SNELL, JJ.


SNELL, Justice.

This appeal by Orr Drywall Company (Orr Drywall) arises out of an adverse ruling in the district court where its claims against appellees Verne R. Houghton, Verne R. Houghton Insurance Agency, Inc. (Houghton Insurance Agency), and State Automobile & Casualty Underwriters, Inc. (State Auto) were dismissed. Although several issues are raised, at the heart of this matter is the question of whether the "Policyholder's Release" executed by Orr Drywall...

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