COLUMBIA CAS. CO. v. CITY OF DES MOINES

No. 91-348.

487 N.W.2d 663 (1992)

COLUMBIA CASUALTY COMPANY, Appellant, v. CITY OF DES MOINES, Iowa, and Des Moines Botanical Center, Inc., Appellees.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied July 29, 1992.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jeffrey A. Boehlert and Ronald M. Rankin of Patterson, Lorentzen, Duffield, Timmons, Irish, Becker & Ordway, Des Moines, for appellant.

Bruce E. Bergman, City Solicitor, for appellee City of Des Moines.

Roger T. Stetson and Robert D. Sharp of Belin Harris Lamson McCormick, A Professional Corporation, Des Moines, for appellee Des Moines Botanical Center, Inc.

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


SNELL, Justice.

Appellant, Columbia Casualty Company, appeals a district court summary judgment order that denied Columbia reimbursement for a $300,000 contribution that it made toward a combined settlement package involving its insured, the City of Des Moines. The settlement package resolved claims brought by James B. Fister and his wife against the City of Des Moines and Des Moines Botanical Center, Inc., as codefendants arising from an accident that occurred during...

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