BATES v. ALLIED MUT. INS. CO.

No. 89-1805.

467 N.W.2d 255 (1991)

George BATES, Appellant, v. ALLIED MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee, and Darwin Van Baale, Defendant, and Gene R. La Suer, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

March 20, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger J. Kuhle, Des Moines, for appellant.

Jack Hilmes and Thomas G. Fisher, Jr. of Duncan, Jones, Riley & Finley, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee Allied Mutual Ins. Co.

L.R. Voigts of Nyemaster, Goode, McLaughlin, Voigts, West, Hansell & O'Brien, Des Moines, for appellee Gene R. La Suer.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and HARRIS, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


SNELL, Justice.

Appellant, George Bates, appeals from an adverse ruling in the district court on motions for summary judgment filed by appellees Allied Mutual Insurance Company (Allied) and Gene R. La Suer. The district court granted appellees' motions holding (1) that plaintiff, as a third-party claimant, does not have a cause of action against an insurer, or its attorney, based on bad faith; (2) that Iowa Code section 507B (1985) does not create a private cause...

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