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JOHNSON v. FARM BUREAU MUT. INS. CO.

No. 94-308.

533 N.W.2d 203 (1995)

Verdell A. JOHNSON, Appellee, v. FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, Iowa Lakes Electric Cooperative, Intervenor.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 24, 1995.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James A. Pugh of Morain, Burlingame, Pugh & Koop, West Des Moines, for appellant.

Richard A. Cook of Herrick, Ary, Cook, Cook, Cook & Cook, Cherokee, for appellee.

Gregory R. Brown of Duncan, Green, Brown, Langeness & Eckley, Des Moines, for intervenor.

Considered by McGIVERIN, C.J., and LAVORATO, NEUMAN, ANDREASEN, and TERNUS, JJ.

ANDREASEN, Justice.

An insured sued its liability insurer alleging breach of contract for refusal to defend or indemnify the insured in a prior liability suit and alleging first-party bad faith refusal to cover the claim. The insurer answered and counterclaimed, asserting the insured committed "reverse bad faith" and abuse of process by filing the first-party bad faith claim. The major issue in this appeal is whether we should recognize a tort of reverse bad faith...

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