LARSON v. GREAT WEST CAS. CO.

No. 90-1800.

482 N.W.2d 170 (1992)

Michael LARSON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GREAT WEST CASUALTY COMPANY, Defendant, and Custard Insurance Adjusters, Defendant-Appellant.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

As Corrected February 12, 1992


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark McCormick and Margaret C. Callahan of Bellin Harris Lamson McCormick, Des Moines, for defendant-appellant.

Kirke Quinn of Courter, Quinn, Doran & Anderson, Boone, for plaintiff-appellee.

Heard by DONIELSON, P.J., and HAYDEN and SACKETT, JJ.


SACKETT, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Custard Insurance Adjusters appeal following a jury trial finding it converted a pickup owned by plaintiff-appellee Michael Larson. The jury awarded plaintiff $3,200 actual damage for the truck and $225,000 punitive damages. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a retrial on the issue of compensatory damages.

Plaintiff is a resident of Alaska. He drove to Iowa in the 1986 pickup he contends was converted. Plaintiff...

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