GRINNELL MUT. REINSURANCE CO. v. RECKER

No. 95-2074.

561 N.W.2d 63 (1997)

GRINNELL MUTUAL REINSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee, v. Dale RECKER, Judy Recker, and Jamie Recker, Appellants.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Rehearing Denied April 18, 1997.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald J. Kucera of the Tom Riley Law Firm, P.C., Cedar Rapids, for appellants.

David J. Dutton and Carolyn A. Rafferty of Dutton, Braun, Staack, Hellman & Iverson, P.L.C., Waterloo, for appellee.

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


LAVORATO, Justice.

In this declaratory judgment action, the district court ruled that an insured was not entitled to underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits under an automobile policy because he had breached the policy's "consent-to-settlement" clause. We affirm.

I. Background Facts.

Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company issued a family car policy to Dale and Judy Recker. The policy provided for $300,000 of UIM coverage. The UIM coverage provision...

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