ILLINOIS NAT. INS. v. FARM BUREAU MUT.

No. 96-1713.

578 N.W.2d 670 (1998)

ILLINOIS NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant, v. FARM BUREAU MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

May 28, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. McClintock and James M. Ballard of Hansen, McClintock & Riley, Des Moines, for appellant.

Angela A. Swanson of Morain, Burlingame, Pugh & Koop, West Des Moines, for appellee.

Considered by HARRIS, P.J., and CARTER, NEUMAN, SNELL, and ANDREASEN, JJ.


HARRIS, Justice.

This is a dispute between two insurers concerning their respective responsibilities under competing "other insurance" clauses. The trial court declined to prorate their responsibilities on the basis of the combined policy limits, but rather applied the "closer to the risk" test used by the Minnesota courts. Because we are not persuaded to subscribe to the Minnesota doctrine, we reverse and remand.

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