MORTON v. UNDERWRITERS ADJUSTING CO.

No. 92-642.

501 N.W.2d 72 (1993)

John MORTON and Jessie Morton, Appellants, v. UNDERWRITERS ADJUSTING COMPANY, a Corporation; Continental Insurance Company, a Corporation; and the Fidelity and Casualty Company of New York, a Corporation, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Iowa.

March 30, 1993.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Marc A. Humphrey and Kathleen J. Beebout of Humphrey & Haas, P.C., and Richard A. Bartolomei of Bartolomei and Lange, Des Moines, for appellant.

Roland D. Peddicord and Joseph M. Barron of Peddicord, Wharton, Thune & Spencer, P.C., Des Moines, for appellee.

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


HABHAB, Judge.

The plaintiffs John and Jessie Morton (hereinafter "Morton") appeal a district court's ruling denying their petition to set aside a workers' compensation settlement on the basis of fraud. Morton contends the district court erred in: (1) failing to address the issue of the duty of full disclosure by the agent of an insurance company; (2) its application of the elements of equitable fraud; and (3) failing to apply the prevailing workers' compensation...

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