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WEST BEND MUT. v. IOWA IRON WORKS

No. 92-826.

503 N.W.2d 596 (1993)

WEST BEND MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. IOWA IRON WORKS, INC., Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

July 21, 1993.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Vicki L. Seeck of Betty, Neuman & McMahon, Davenport, for appellant.

Kelly R. Baier and Melissa Weets Anderson of Bradley & Riley, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellee.

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

HARRIS, Justice.

The question in this interlocutory appeal is whether an insurer has the duty to defend an environmental suit brought by the department of natural resources against a manufacturer. The challenged district court ruling did not address the merits of the underlying suit; neither did it pass on any duty to indemnify in the event of liability. We agree that the insurer had a duty to defend and thus we affirm.

Defendant Iowa Iron Works, Inc. (Iowa...

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